Day 15 of 30 Days of Positive Affirmations is a doozy: I am admired.

My face gets hot just thinking about posting this one, and I’m posting it a tiny bit late.

It’s not easy to admit that we want others to like us, that we crave for others to recognize our value.

When I’m depressed it is absolutely impossible to see that others think highly of me, much less feel that they do. But it’s in the days when I’m feeling my lowest that invariably someone will reach out and let me know I’ve made an impact in their lives. I haven’t been feeling very impactful in 2016. I used to be so passionate about things, and it felt as though others noticed … in a good way.

I liked that. I like feeling admired.

But lately I feel as though I’ve been lost in a sea of others who are much more passionate, who are smarter, who are more dynamic and even more impactful to the lives of others that I could ever hope to be. Don’t get me wrong, I admire them, and I wish them ALL the success and more. I feel like that’s enough room for all of us to be the superheroes that we are, I just want to be one too.

Affirmation #15

So I’m repeating to myself over and over…

I am admired.

Others recognize my worth.

I’m sending this into the universe to validate the fact that people really do see my value. Truly they do. I might not feel like it today, but somewhere out there, they do. I don’t have to do anything extra special to impress anyone. I just have to keep doing what I’m doing. Being me.

I am admired.

Others recognize my worth.