Chapter 3.2: Self-Valuation: Don’t Rob Yourself of Your Own Worth, You Are A Rare Treasure

 

Don’t value rare objects and people won’t steal.

What do we value?  Do the brand names we choose to wear make us feel better about ourselves or better than anyone around us?  Do we ever find ourselves saying, “once I get this or that, I’ll be happy or worthy or enough?” or "once I have this, I will have arrived?"  Do we ever belittle ourselves or believe we are "less than" because we don't possess certain items?  The truth is, our self-worth is not determined by what we can or cannot afford to wear or possess. We are not objects to be constantly rated by shallow and subjective social stereotypes. We don’t need rare or valuable accessories to adorn, enhance, or prove ourselves worthy in this world.  When we (mis)judge ourselves and others in this way, we are robbing ourselves and others of our true worth.  We are, all of us, not just rare but unique and irreplaceable, and therefore of infinite worth and value, where we are, as we are.  The world may see us as "ugly ducklings" but we are actually exquisite and graceful swans.  How many times has something that was previously discarded or overlooked and deemed "worthless" instantly become valuable once someone had the vision to show the world its true purpose and worth.  So it is with us.  How many people have completely transformed their lives simply by discovering and believing in their inherent worth, despite the "limiting labels" that society had applied to them or the hand they had been dealt?  Don't buy into it!  Don’t settle for less (than)!  We don’t need to sell ourselves short.  We don’t need to rob ourselves or others of our infinite worth and unlimited potential!  We don’t need anything out there to validate our inherent and intrinsic worth!  Each of us is a rare treasure, a precious being!  Choose to believe it about ourselves and everyone else around us.  Moreover, we don't need to let anyone treat us as if we were worthless.  We deserve better than that!  For those of us who find ourselves in that horrible and difficult situation, know that there is always a Way! A way, forward, upward, and out. ~ DCB



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