Wow. These past few weeks have been tough. I think the sinkers have been the negative words people have said about me to be quite honest. They hurt me down deep in a place I never thought existed. I never fully realized how incredibly hurtful words can be until I was reminded again of what it was like. But that's ok, because we learn. And rather than become bitter and unresponsive to the matter, it has built me up to hopefully become a better person. I've been learning a lot about identity in these past few years. What is my identity? In the beginning I found it in my job, my career,and my schooling. Once that was more or less taken away for a time, I learned that you still have worth, without those things which is super important. But then I noticed I took to heart what people said about me too much. That became my identity; what people thought about me. And I'm not going to lie it still is to a certain degree. But I've learned now that you can't rely so heavily on everyone's opinion of you because they may just not be right. And that's ok, but it's important to not let it ruin you. And for a while, it did. It RUINED ME. But I'm getting back up, and I choose to believe I am enough, simply because I'm ME.
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