Poem About Valuing Yourself 4 Lines Novels & Stories

Pinilit kong huminga nang malalim, kahit parang binibiyak pa rin ang dibdib ko. Hindi ko alam kung paano ko haharapin ang meeting namin bukas. Hindi ko rin alam kung anong isasagot ko kay Larkin, o kung pipirmahan ko ba agad ang annulment papers. Pero isang bagay ang sigurado ako—I will never again allow someone to define my worth based on what I can or cannot give. My value does not start—or end—in my womb. Pipiliin kong maniwala. Sa sarili ko. Sa posibilidad ng bukas. Sa pagmamahal na hindi nakabase sa kakayahang magluwal ng anak kundi sa kakayahang magmahal nang totoo.

“Ang pagkakamali mo ay bunga lang din ng sarili kong pagkakamali.” “Ikaw ang mundo at sansinukob para sa akin, ang tanging lugar kung saan pwede akong maging totoo sa sarili ko, Valeria. Akala ko ay ayos lang sa'yo ang ganitong pagkatao ko, na hindi mo ito gagawing isyu gaya ni Ayesha. Iyon pala ay nakakasakit na sa'yo. Sa kanila ay mukha akong malambing, pero sa'yo ay gaya ng itinatawag mo sa akin.”

“Pero normal lang naman na kapag wala nang silbi ang isang bagay ay itatapon na. Wala naman nang magiging saysay ‘yon at magiging kalat lang.” “What?” nalukot ang noo si Semion. “Ikaw ang pinag-uusapan. Hindi ka bagay, kundi isang tao, Celeste. You’re talking about yourself like you’re worthless. Wala ka mang magagawa, matutulong sa ibang tao, o kahit maging palamuti ka lang, hindi ibig sabihin no'n patapon ka na. You, yourself, are valuable. Your worth is how you put it, because it's you.”

Huminto siya sandali at ngumiti nang mapait ngunit puno ng pag-unawa. “Ngunit ngayon, habang hawak mo ako nang ganito, naiintindihan ko na ang pag-iwan ay hindi ang katapusan. Ito ay naging simula ng mas malalim na pagkilala sa ating sarili. Ang paglayo mo ay nagturo sa akin kung paano tumayo sa sariling mga paa, kung paano pahalagahan ang aking sariling halaga, at kung paano maghintay nang may pananalig. At para sa iyo… ang panahong wala ako ay nagturo sa iyo kung gaano kahalaga ang isang bagay o tao kapag ito ay wala na sa iyong paningin.”

If they don't find me pretty, then it's their problem. They can mock me all they want but their words won't dictate my self love and self worth. I don't need anyone else's validation to make me feel pretty. "Siguro malandi lang iyan kaya nalapitan niya si Varen." Why is the line taking so fcking slow?! Gusto ko ng makaalis sa pilang ito upang hindi na sila marinig. "Ofcourse. Hindi naman iyan papatulan ni Varen kung hindi niya nadala sa landi."

You don’t need someone to make you whole because you can do it by yourself. Repeat after me. I can buy myself flowers, I can love myself better, I can take care of myself than anyone. I can go everywhere, buy myself everything I want. Doing everything makes me happy. I love myself better than anyone. I don’t need someone’s love. Me is enough. Love yourself better. “Your worth is not determined by another person.” “What if dumating iyung right time? The right person.”

"You just need to have a leap of faith that you'll always be happy and everything. Don't be too hard on yourself. Kung iniisip mo na hindi magiging maganda ang pananatili mo sa amin, ibahin mo. Look at my Mom, she never looked at you the way they do, right? Kulang nalang ipagpalit ako ni Mommy para lang makita ka araw-araw." Nawala ang tingin niya sa akin at napatitig na lang sa harapan. "The truth is, things change. Even if life crumpled us into pieces, life can make us feel worthless, or no matter what has or will happen. We never lose our worth."

Siya lang ang nakakaintindi sa akin. Siguro I need to teach myself how to be strong, to be independent, to not rely unto others, to be alone because everyone will not stay and it's okay. I am not wrong for being hurt, I am a human that can feel pain. I am not a bad person just because I want to be appreciated for what I did for her, for them. Siguro I should not expect others to hold the same values that I have. Dapat simula ngayon, I will practice appreciating myself. I should love myself dahil sino ba ang gagawa nun kundi ako nalang din. Hindi ko dapat iaasa sa iba ang kasiyahan ko. I should be doing it

Na, na sa isang malaking telebisyon ako at dumadrama lamang ng tanga-tangahan? You will be as much value to others as you have been to yourself. Iniisip ko lamang na hindi ako ang nawalan. Kung 'di siya.

Hindi 'yan basta-basta darating para pahirapan ka, dumarating ang mga pagsubok na kinatatakutan natin upang tayo ay mas lalong tumatag. Marami rin akong inaayawan sa sarili. Sometimes I asked myself if am I worth it? Mahal ko ba ang sarili ko? But then I realized maybe the reason why you struggle with loving yourself is because you don't give yourself credit for the things you do as often as you should. Maybe it's because you think loving oneself is about grand gestures when it's actually about the little things. Maybe it’s about that one movie you watched alone because well, all your friends backed out the last moment but you really wanted to watch it. Maybe it’s about that new hairstyle yo