YOU OUGHTA KNOW

Ya know, you don't have to be religious or spiritual or anything to know what you put into the world comes back to you. But let's just muse that for a moment. You reap what you sow. Karma. The Law of Return. Hell, physics, man. Newton's Third Law is a law for a reason, it's just true. Maybe that big ego got you thinking it doesn't apply to you. Oh, if only it were that easy.

The world we live in requires balance. I speak on that a lot and that is why we have consequences for undesirable acts. As well as why we have rewards for positive ones. For example, the work I've put into me has sown self-love, respect, a healthy body, a future I can dream about, personal growth, the ability to know that I am not the person I once hated. I am strong-mind, body, and soul. I can find gratitude in darkness and I am better now than I was then while understanding I am never my best. I can always grow and change and do more. I can treat people better. I can plant seeds of love and good will and prosper in peace and happiness.

Self-awareness is a powerful little tool. Putting in the hard work for the things you have learned about yourself is hard. I'm here to tell you, it's worth it though. Don't give up on you but don't take the easy way out. Be respectful of yourself and of others. Value your ethics, your morals, that little you sitting on your shoulder that lets you know that it might be hard but it is the right thing to do and in the end in you will have more to be grateful for than you ever imagined. You will be a better version of you than you are today. Never stop taking time to learn and grow and remember the grass is greener where you water it and good things take time.

Remember the story of the bamboo. Plant your seeds. Water them. Let the sun shine on them. Care for them while they find their roots. Speak love unto them. Wait for them. Then sit back and watch them shoot high above you... because of you.

My final thought today comes in a little "love letter" I wrote to myself this week...

wor·thy

/ˈwərT͟Hē/

adjective

1. having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in a specified way.

"issues worthy of further consideration"

• deserving effort, attention, or respect.

YOU ARE WORTHY OF SOMEONE WHO TRULY SUPPORTS YOUR GOALS

YOU ARE WORTHY OF SOMEONE WHO CELEBRATES YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS

YOU ARE WORTHY OF SOMEONE WHO WANTS TO MAKE YOU FEEL SPECIAL

YOU ARE WORTHY OF SOMEONE WHO APPRECIATES YOUR GIVING  HEART

YOU ARE WORTHY OF SOMEONE WHO VALUES YOUR OPINIONS

YOU ARE WORTHY OF SOMEONE WHO RESPECTS YOU

YOU ARE WORTHY OF SOMEONE WHO DOESN’T SHAME YOUR FEELINGS

YOU ARE WORTHY OF SOMEONE WHO TRULY NEVER WANTS TO HURT YOU

YOU ARE WORTHY.

You are worthy, you beautiful human. Know that you are.