Today, while I was working with a kiddo for GEAR UP instead of working on homework we started to discuss the concept of self-esteem. She told me how some girls were being mean to her and that she did not understand why. She then told me, "I am proud of who I am. There is nothing wrong with me".
Seriously?!?! Seriously?!? SERIOUSLY?!? This young girl (who is half my age) just said something that millions of people fight to believe each day.
I fight to believe this each day.
I am not sure that this girl knew the power her words held. How important it is to believe those words and hold on to their meaning as she travels her life.
I had no response for her after she said those words. I just gave her a hug and smiled. My heart was full at that moment....she helped me remember the beauty that we all hold inside...sometimes we just forget it's there.
Here's mean girls, being proud of who you are, and learning from young ones.
-s.
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