Reasons

I have many old tapes that run in my head. They tell how unworthy I am of being loved. They tell me I need to be smarter, sexier, thinner, quieter, less needy, and more loving to be worthy of love. 

These tapes are false messages from my past, society and media. I’m working to rewrite these tapes. And today I had a brilliant idea. I would make a counter list. I would make a list of the thousands of reasons I am worthy of love, and soon that list would be all that played in my head. I began thinking of things- I’m funny, kind, a good cook, on a journey of growth ect. I sat down to write the list, pen descending towards the paper and stopped. I don't need a list to prove my worth.

I’m a human being, living on planet Earth and I, like every other human, am worthy of love.