To the girl who never thinks she's good enough,

I want to begin by saying that you are not alone. I, like many others, understand exactly how you feel. I live a busy life, constantly doing something, running in and out of my house all day long and yet, I usually find myself questioning my worth.

It was not until recently that I learned I was my own worst enemy. I found myself wondering why I felt distant from others, why I felt like I was losing the people I cared about the most, and also why I was feeling down so often.

It took a while and it was a hard reality to face, but it was because I believed that I was not enough for those things.

I stepped away from friendships because I thought I wasn't "cool" enough to be part of the group, I strayed away from opportunities because I thought I wasn't "smart" enough.

All of these thoughts and fears have one common idea, myself. Your biggest enemy is yourself.

We constantly look for other reasons to not do something but when it comes down to it, most of the time when we are not doing something it is because we have convinced ourselves not to, not anyone else.

So my message to the girl, or to anyone, who thinks they are not good enough, is not that you are, (which is also true) but it is to start looking at things in a more positive light.

The happier you are and the more love you put out into the world, the brighter your days are going to be. The stronger your passions will burn and before it "being good enough" is not even going to be a thought in your head.

I have learned that most people do not believe themselves to be good enough, the ones that are able to get out of this mindset are the ones with the brighter outlook on life.

It is so easy to be a negative person, to give into the bad mood of others or to totally give up when it seems like you may have to put effort into something, but if this is the course you stay on then that "never good enough" mindset is never going to go away.

Being good enough is not based on what others think of you, it comes down to the way you feel about yourself.

The moment you start believing in yourself is the moment when those around you will start believing in you too. Staying negative and dwelling on your fears is only going to push people away because eventually, people run out of ways to support you.

So, to the girl that never believes she is good enough, you are so much more than that. You are amazing, but no one is going to believe it until you do.

From, the girl who is starting to believe in herself