Val·ue (n): The regard that something is held to deserve; the importance, worth, or usefulness of something.
In 2019, I’ve made a commitment to spend less coin on food and clothes, and save it for things I really need. Most of us know when it comes to money as a college student, or as a shopaholic, will power is nonexistent. But apart of you, dreams of saving up all that money and using it to buy something you’ve been dying to have.
I can remember my senior year of high school, I waited until after graduation to purchase this expensive purse I wanted. I had just collected money from my graduation party and I knew exactly what I wanted. This purchase had been planned for a few months and I knew the price was steep, but to me, it was worth it all.
Immediately after I bought it, I treated it like it was my most prized possession. No one could touch it. No one could even breathe on it. The bag did not leave my sight. It always remained in mint condition.
Why is it that I immediately started to treat this bag with such care?
Because I knew the cost. I knew how much it was worth, so I chose to treat it carefully.
Looking back, I find myself asking why I sometimes don’t see myself like I saw that expensive purse.
Sometimes I don’t treat myself as if I’m my most prized possession.
Sometimes I don’t treat myself as if I’m useful or even worth anything.
But think of all the jobs a bag does. Beautiful on the outside, but carries all the essentials in the inside. Useful and necessary but poised and elegant. Can stand alone or make the perfect ensemble. It can take many forms but still provides the same luxury and value.
It’s 2019, and it’s time for us to stop negotiating our worth and explaining our value when we are in fact IT.
Your price just went up and you’re worth every last penny.
