What Am I Worth?

What They Say Vs. What I Say/Believe

Didn't think I could do it. Didn't think what I said, let alone what I wrote counted or made any sense to anybody. But once I got the idea that what I think matters; what I am matters, I began to realize that if anybody brings any negative feedback and declarations towards me that I don't have to believe them.

People have a way with words. "You're so stupid!" "You're a bitch!" "You can't do anything right!" When you constantly hear this day in and day out from those who claim to the world that they love you; some could be your family, some your friends, even your spouse could be the one saying these things, it tends to take a toll on you and your everyday living. Words shape a person and the more you believe in what is being said about you, the more you shape into what is being said. Whoever said "sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me" lied out their face or are robots.

When a kid hears negative things out of their parents' mouth, it should be to build up, not tear them down. What a parent says to a child determines where they will be later on in life. Go ahead, debate me if you want. However, if you ask anybody you go up to what one thing that their father or mother said to them that stuck with them is, whether good or bad, they will say it, unless of course their parents were not in their life. In that case, I'm sure there is some adult that made an impact, whether positive or negative, to a person's life that shaped some part of who they are.

It's hard to let go of what others say about you, especially if you half-way believe it or you respect and love that person so much that what they say is pure gold in your eyes. But in reality, what do you want for your life? What do you want to be real? Do you want to be the "bitch" that they call you? Do you want to identify as "stupid"? Or do you want to prove to yourself, not even them as they can be considered a non-factor, that you matter and that who you are and who you want to become matters? So it's time to say, forget what others say about me! I know who I am. It may take a while to fit into what I want to be, but I'm beginning to confess who I am. Confess greatness, confess confidence, confess wealth and health and a stable mentality. Have a big, big, big. BIG mouth about yourself and then what others say that degrade you will eventually drown out of your memory. You will indeed succeed!!