The other night I was watching The Perks Of Being a Wallflower. This particular dialouge stood out to me.

Charlie asked “Why do nice People Choose the wrong people to date? – Mr. Anderson replies, “Because we accept the love we think we deserve.”

I related to Charlie so much in this movie. He and I are thinking and look at the world on a much bigger scale, timid of others’ thoughts, and tend to blame ourselves for bad things happening.

“The love we think we deserve,” and suddenly, this made all the sense in the world.

Why do I always feel like I’m worthless for those who aren’t worthy of my heart?

I ultimately have the most challenging time dating, and I get nervous around the ones I like. – Thinking I must represent the idea of what they want from me.

I tend to overthink and blame myself when things go wrong Realizing it is okay to be different – If only we could stop downplaying ourselves. Knowing what we deserve and not comparing ourselves to others’ timings.

Maybe the people we chase after are just not meant to work out – It is OK to be single and it is OK to be alone. We deserve the BEST. Enjoy the little things in life, and create your own happiness.

Let’s agree to be unapologetically kind to ourselves during these trying times. No matter the circumstance, we always can have faith that things can and will get better. So keep working on yourself, keep treating yourself as a number 1 priority, and, most importantly, love yourself.

Ask yourself: If you can’t love yourself, how would anyone else?

I love you!

Sweetly,

Samantha