Ahh, self-worth, my old frenemy. There's certainly days where I feel fantastic about myself, confident, self-assured. And then of course there's days (just had a few in a row!) where I'm consumed with self-loathing and the massive weight of imposter syndrome. In fact, I literally wrote out the words on a sticky note to myself: "What am I worth if I am not worthwhile to anyone else?"
As someone who has almost always defined my self-worth through my relationships (usually romantic) with others and struggling with my lifelong abandonment issues, it's been a big deal to even start to peek into looking at a life that may, at times, be solo. It's unfortunate that it took having a job that I really love to help me see more of my own self-worth (insomuch as I always want others to feel that they are so much more than their work/career!) but I will take the progress when I see it.
Here's to continuing to love ourselves, a little bit more, each and every day.
Ahh, self-worth, my old frenemy. There's certainly days where I feel fantastic about myself, confident, self-assured. And then of course there's days (just had a few in a row!) where I'm consumed with self-loathing and the massive weight of imposter syndrome. In fact, I literally wrote out the words on a sticky note to myself: "What am I worth if I am not worthwhile to anyone else?"
As someone who has almost always defined my self-worth through my relationships (usually romantic) with others and struggling with my lifelong abandonment issues, it's been a big deal to even start to peek into looking at a life that may, at times, be solo. It's unfortunate that it took having a job that I really love to help me see more of my own self-worth (insomuch as I always want others to feel that they are so much more than their work/career!) but I will take the progress when I see it.
Here's to continuing to love ourselves, a little bit more, each and every day.
yes! you have value no matter what ❤️