You know the feeling I'm referring to. The feeling like you just can't seem to do anything right, you can't get anything to go your way and no matter how hard you try to please people or make them happy - it just doesn't work. I know that feeling all too well.
Whether you're trying to win over a guy, make yourself known to a superior or land a new job - it's like no matter what you do or say they literally do not care at all. You give them or the situation your all, you put aside other important things in your life to satisfy others and make strides in the direction you are wanting to go. You start to compromise yourself and slack on certain things because you are so focused on this one thing, this one person, this one situation.
You feel like what you're doing is right because you're trying to make others happy and you believe that the outcome that you're working towards is what is right. You're happy and you're in a good mood and you're confident about the future. Then something happens. You don't get the answer or result that you want and it hurts. It hits you hard and you feel like you were just hit by a bus. All of these feelings that you had in the past when someone left or something didn't go your way, start to rush back. You get insecure, upset and you start to question everything.
Why didn't they chose me? What did I do wrong? Was there a better option? Am I not what they were looking for? Am I not good enough? Why am I not good enough?
Almost immediately you feel as though your self-worth has diminished just a little bit. You continue to question what happened, you start to think back in time as you over analyze every little reaction and interaction that you had with the related party. You just simply feel like you're not good enough. You don't get it. It doesn't make sense. You didn't do anything wrong. You tried so hard to make yourself known and wanted.
So what is there to do now? Pick yourself back up and remind yourself that you ARE good enough. You are good enough because God has a plan for you that is better than the one you were trying to achieve. If someone can't see how great you are after how hard you tried to make them happy or how hard you tried to prove yourself worthy, then they don't deserve to receive your greatness on a daily basis. There is someone out there who will appreciate your greatness, your worth, your ideas and your heart that is so willing to love and give more than most. Wait for those who agree that you're good enough because those are the people you want in your life. The people who are going to look at you on your bad days and tell you that you are, in fact, good enough because they know it's true. They have experienced it first hand and they appreciate you and the things that you do. Find those people and put your efforts into those relationships.
So here's to reminding ourselves that we are good enough because not feeling good enough is truly one of the worst feelings ever and no one deserves to feel that way. Know yourself, know your worth.
