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To My Best Friend Who Believes She Is Not Good Enough

Hayden Overstreet

To my best friend who refuses to believe she's good enough,

Stop it. Stop it right now. Stop with the 1 a.m. pity parties. Stop with the 500 consecutive texts asking me to tell you what you're doing wrong. Stop allowing inconsequential opinions from even more inconsequential people get to you. Stop feeling bad for yourself. Stop it feeling this way. Stop it.

After every text I read, after every word I hear coming from your mouth degrading yourself, a little piece of my heart chips away. There's no way in hell that I agree with your perception of yourself nor will I ever. You're condoning this negative vibe and I am in no way okay with that. You're not only putting yourself down, but me, your best friend, too.

The fact that you see yourself in such a pessimistic state makes me want to grab you and shake you around until I can get thru to you. The fact that you believe you aren't deserving of great things because you're "ugly" infuriates me. The fact that you do not see what I see aggravates me to no end.

You're my best friend, and with that comes many obligations. But me telling you that your beauty does not define your worth is not one. Though, I cannot lie. I solemnly believe that you are one of the most beautiful and pure people I have ever met, both inside and out. Your pure personality and your heart that is two sizes too big are what makes you gorgeous. Your long blonde hair and rockin' body are just the cherries on top of an admirable soul.

The idea that you are not deserving of others attention because you think they notice your imperfections more so than you do is beyond me. Your insecurities are all in your head. What you dislike about yourself, I and all of your other friends adore. You're more than deserving. Those people who do not put you first are the kind of people that are not lucky enough to know you like I do. Those are the kind of people that would be blessed beyond compare if you took even one second out of your day to give them any attention what so ever.

You need to understand. You need to understand that you are good enough. You need to understand that you are beautiful, even on your worst days. You need to understand that your worth is not dependent upon how others see you. You need to understand that your worth is not determined on if people put you first.

We're in high school. High school is hell and not "fitting in" or "feeling good enough" is one obstacle of many that you will learn to overcome before graduating. Don't you dare waste your time fretting over people who will never appreciate you and all that you have to offer the world. Don't you dare let people get you down because they choose someone else over you. These actions speak more about their character than your own.

You are one of a kind, miraculous, refined, gracious, and so much more. You're my best friend and you deserve so much more than you think you do. You are good enough.

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