Looking back on the last 21 years of my life, I look back at so many moments where I wish I loved myself enough to say "I deserve more". That is all we really want in life right? To get the best we deserve and nothing less. But how many times do we date people, have friendships, and let people give us their bare minimum and be OK with it?

I don't know about you, but I do it a lot. I'm a people pleaser. I want people to be happy with me, and that is my main focus. Or, at least it used to be.

In the last couple of months, I've really got to thinking. Do I want to live this short life with people who don't try their hardest to be in my life when I give them 100% of what I have to offer? Do I want to be the person that everyone can come to no matter what but for it to be OK when they are never there when I need them?

None of us deserve that. We deserve people that go over and beyond for us. People who will stay at the hospital with you for all hours of the night until you are OK. People who know you had a bad day and go get your favorite treat to cheer you up. People who are there to encourage you on a big test or meeting you have coming up. We deserve people who don't abandon us when we have difficult things going on.

If you've been struggling with this, Let tomorrow be a new start. Stand up for yourself and realize how much value you have. You are wonderful, amazing, and beautiful on the inside and if someone can't see that or takes advantage of that, it's time for a fresh start.

Until we take that first step and acknowledge that you aren't getting what you deserve and do something about it, it's a never-ending cycle of disappointments, sadness, and anger. But when you do and have your moment of realizing you deserve more, your life will forever be changed.

You will sit back and see how many people you attract because of how much you respect yourself enough to know what you deserve out of someone you call a friend, partner, and even family members from time to time.

If you do have people in your life that realize how truly wonderful you are, give them a big squeeze for loving you. In today's World it's not always easy finding those people that truly see your worth and respect you the way you deserve, so when you do, don't let them go.

And if you haven't found those people quite yet, don't lose hope. Don't doubt yourself or your worth because people can't see it or respect it enough. You are amazing, and don't let anyone make you think otherwise.

It's time we all have that moment of realizing we deserve more. Life is so short, don't waste another second of it on people that don't recognize or take advantage of what you have to offer. Love yourself today.