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I believe that insecurity is a means of warning, telling you that you are in need of healing. You are in need of healing from within.

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You wanted to read this piece to understand why you aren’t enough. You wanted to read this piece to see if you aren’t the only one who feels this way.

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Despite the wounds you bear and the scars you carry, the pain of the past, and the burden of the present, you are innately worthy of a life worth living.

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⁣Too often—way too often—we fear letting ourselves shine because that means letting ourselves be seen.

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The truth is it will always feel like something is missing.

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But as tiny as it was, one day, for some reason I will probably never be able to explain, I chose to believe in it, in this tiny little thing, and take on that storm inside of me head on. 

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We as women are told that we are princesses: we only deserve to be loved by a prince. Up until recently, I didn’t realize how flawed this mentality was.

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You are worthy of a love that is permanent. A love that never gives up. A love that values you for who you are.