My life matters because I decided that it did. I spent years telling myself otherwise and caused so much damage along the way. One day I came to the realization that the things hindering me from reaching that level of self-actualization were meaningless. Simultaneously, I realized how much love was surrounding me. I started by telling myself that my life mattered because I had that love in my life. That worked but I knew I could go beyond that because I didn’t want my self worth to be dependent on others. I began to tell myself that my life mattered because it just did and somehow I eventually convinced myself. Now I am the happiest I’ve ever been. I’m thriving because I know my life matters and I still have so much love surrounding me.
