Self-Worth

Self-worth is measured by the size of your confidence.

Now, Self-worth is a strange thing.
It is measured not by how others perceive you, but how you perceive yourself.

Why?

Because it is through how much you think of yourself and because of that, act a certain way, speak a certain way and think a certain way.

For example...
You think that you're not attractive.
Because of that thought, you face your features to the ground, depriving yourself of kisses from the sun.
Because of that thought, you say things like "If I was a gorgeous as 'so-and-so', then..."
Because of that thought, you think that you might not get a certain job because the 'prettier' girl would get it, and you don't do your best in the interview...

As a result of how you act, speak and think, someone else would not be able to see your face and appreciate your unique features. That someone, who might not have thought you paled in comparison to 'so-and-so', would start to compare with an already biased point-of-view.

The lower your level of confidence, the lower your self-worth.

It is through how you perceive and therefore portray yourself that others think of you and from there, judge you.

It is a cycle.

I realised this only after going through a good part of my life not respecting myself.
Other people will take you for granted if you don't show yourself as someone worth respecting.

It was a hard lesson learnt and learnt it well I have.
I can't put here how I learnt it, but I'll share it if you ask personally.

One thing I will say though, it was a painful lesson...


Also remember this...


"Friends are special treasures of the heart."