This is your reminder that you are worth more than chasing someone else.
You are worth more than longing to be loved differently, more kind, and more whole. You are worth more than laying in bed at night coming up with things to fix about yourself so that you can feel worthy for a love that isn’t being indefinitely given to you.
You are worth more than trying to convince someone to love you. You are worth more than waiting for someone to meet you where you’re at. You are worth more than settling and telling yourself, “it will get better later, this is just a rough patch”.
You are worth more than feeling unloved at times. You are worth more than going to sleep feeling uncertain about another person. You are worth more than wondering what things would be like if only they were different. You are worth more than desiring something that isn’t right in front of you.
You deserve a love that you don’t have to chase, a love that walks directly to you. A love that chooses you, over and over.
You deserve to feel smitten by thoughts you never knew someone could have about you.
You deserve someone you pursues you with the most gentle intent. You deserve to be with someone who you never have to question, someone who makes you feel unconditionally valued no matter what. You deserve someone who will come up with creative ways to make you stay longer, someone who wants you to stay longer. You deserve someone who looks at your like magic, someone who will meet you where you’re at on the days that you don’t feel so good.
This is your reminder that you are worth more than chasing someone, more than wanting something that’s unavailable.
You deserve to be loved. You deserved to be piercingly adored. You deserve to feel cherished, always.
By Leena Sanders for ThoughtCatalog