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Taking back self-worth and keeping it.

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No one took your self-worth from you. You gave it to someone, and they took very bad care of it. So, take it back, and from now on, you keep it, & take very good care of it. Love doesn’t mean handing over your self-worth. Remember, It’s not called “that person’s approval-worth,” it’s called “self-worth.” ~Doe Zantamata Loving another person, unless you're an absolute master of detachment, brings with it a lot of vulnerability and the possibility of getting hurt. Their opinion of you carries more weight than the opinion of a stranger or aquaintance, because you feel that they know you better than most people, so they must know what's closer to the truth. But that's some flawed logic. They are who they are, and they will treat people pretty much the same across the board. If you give them the responsibility of your self-worth, they may treat it well or they may stomp all over it. Or they may seem to boost it at first, then stomp all over it. The thing