WE MAKE a mistake if we ask ourselves, “Am I good enough?” or “Is it worthwhile to be me?” Whoever we are or whatever we do is who and what we are supposed to be.
Many of our doubts began when we were children, and someone led us to question the worth of our existence or performance. But whoever heard of a baby who was inadequate, or a child who did not know just exactly how to be a child? How could it not be all right for me to be me? How could it not be just right for you to be you?
Unfortunately, we weren’t old enough, or for some other reason, we were not yet capable of considering the anger, the fear, and the judgments that have caused us to doubt ourselves ever since. The greatest mistake we could make now would be to carry on as if we didn’t know better by living a life defined by someone else.
No matter what anyone else says, we’ve got to be who we are.