Wheat Grass

It’s not been long since I learnt that one’s worth is in their being, and not in their productivity. It’s also not been long since I learnt that one is inherently valuable, and shouldn't hand the power to devalue to any other person.

Lately, my favorite quote is one by Vincent Van Gogh; ‘If I am worth anything later, then I am worth something now, for wheat is wheat even if people think it is a grass in the beginning.’

Sometimes, storms, rejection and abandonment can erode one’s sense of self-worth. Failures, obstacles, and seemingly insurmountable mountains can influence one’s view of self.

It’s important to define yourself in your own words. And then reject every definition that doesn't align with yours. People may call you a failure, cursed, deserted, sick, barren, or identify you by a label based on your current circumstance(s).

Do you accept that label? Definitely not. Proverbs 23:7 tells us that ‘As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.’ What you think of yourself makes all the difference.

I am here to remind you that you’re worth the best things of life, the love, consideration and mercy you so freely extend to others. You’re who/what you think you’re and worth what you think you’re worth. Do your choices reflect what you believe you’re worth? Do you know your worth? How do you define your worth? Which voices have been defining your worth in your stead?

‘We accept the love we think we deserve’ is a quote from The Perks of Being Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky. I believe this applies to every facet of life as well.

Why should another think you deserve greater when you don’t believe you’re deserving of that?

Ultimately, you are who you say you are, and what you accept tells the world what views you have of yourself.