I used to know a girl with low self-esteem and a personality too shy to stand up and speak out. You probably remember her, too, but you only saw her as not good enough.

Remember how she listened to you tell her that she wasn't trying hard enough? She was doing her best in her given situation, but you were ignorant and told her that she must "do better."

Remember how you equated her places of weakness to total incompetency? She needed someone to help her build on her weaknesses, but you didn't think that was worth your time; she was just a hopeless cause in your eyes.

Remember how you didn't give her the opportunity to show you how capable she was? She constantly looked for ways to prove herself to you, but you mistook her timidity for inability.

Remember when she faced challenges and looked to you for guidance, but you didn't believe in her, so you told her she should just give up? She trusted you, and you let her down.

Remember the time you made her think she was good enough, but just as she was achieving something great, you dragged her back down? You thought you were in control of her greatness, but the box you put her in was about to burst open.

That very same girl that you didn't think was good enough turned out to be intelligent, courageous, ambitious and unstoppable. She works to her full potential, is entirely able, carries enough hope and joy that she leaves some with every person she meets, and knows that she does not have prove herself to anyone.

You painted her in black and white, but she is more colorful than a rainbow. You saw her as small as a drop in the ocean, but she is as great and strong as the sea. You hardly thought she could be a star, but she became a galaxy.

I used to be the girl with low self-esteem and a personality too shy to stand up and speak out, but I am stronger now and I will not let you limit me.