Happy Sunday!
Since everyone wants to be summertime fine, let’s first get our minds, souls, and hearts right. Every Sunday is dedicated to self-love & each Sunday I will discuss different topics in regards to Self-Love.

Today’s Self-Love Sunday topic is about knowing your worth.
This topic has a special place in my heart. And after a few conversations with some close friends this past week, the Lord placed it on my heart for me to blog about it.

It can be so easy to forget your value living in a world where well known people, celebrities, and whoever else seem to receive all the glory and attention. This makes it hard for a person to realize their importance and feel of value by just being who they are. Trust me, I know. But I am writing this to tell you that you have value, as who you are. You don’t need to imitate anyone else. Regardless of who gets praised or worshipped on social media, YOU ARE IMPORTANT. You don’t have to be Instagram verified or have millions of followers to have value or be verified in life.

 

You are special and distinct in your own way. There are certain qualities and attributes that you obtain that make you extraordinary and unique compared to everyone else. Even when times get tough. Even when everything seems to easily fall into place for others. Even when it feels like others cannot see your potential, your power, your impact. You still matter. & you will always matter. But you have to make sure that you recognize that you matter. You are just as important as these stars (or whomever) you idolize, look up to, or hold to a standard.

Even if it seems you don’t matter to anyone else, you matter to yourself. Take care of yourself. Be patient, kind, and understanding with yourself. Understand that your journey isn’t like anyone else’s and you can’t live your life imitating someone else. That will never end well. Even if their life seems to be all rainbows and smiles. That is not always the case. And more likely than not, you only see the good & people seldom display the bad. But everyone has bad days.

You have to remember that flowers grow through dirt. Meaning that in spite of the ugliness that is underneath flowers, the ugliness that they must grow through, flowers grow. They sprout and become beautiful pieces of nature. Just as flowers grow through unappealing circumstances, so do we. Our pain has a purpose. My struggles have allowed me to realize my worth. I’m not the same young lady I was a year ago, a month ago, a week ago. I have grown through my dirt. Even though I didn’t want to experience those painful moments or share those tears, I did. And I am still growing. But the most important thing I am thankful for on my journey of growth is realizing that I am important and will always be.

 

So as you go throughout your Sunday, throughout each and every day, reflect on attributes that you love about yourself. Reflect on something you enjoy doing, something you’re good at. And when you begin thinking of ways you don’t compare to others, ask yourself, how are you different from the rest. In doing this, you are appreciating yourself & realizing your worth. And most importantly, always remember you hold value in this world and you always will.