You Were Born Worthy. Today Is Only About Remembering.

There is a voice inside many of us that appears in the moments we want something. It is not loud. It does not shout. It whispers. And the whisper usually says the same thing. Not for you.

Maybe you have felt it when you tried to grow in your career. Maybe you have felt it when you met someone who made you feel hopeful. Maybe it arrived on a Monday morning when you promised yourself you would take better care of your health. It is that soft undertone of doubt that sits underneath even your brightest ambitions.

The strange thing is that the voice often comes up strongest when you want something good. Something meaningful. Something honest.

So where does it come from

Most people assume it is a flaw in their personality. But most of the time it is simply learned. It is shaped by family stories, by school, by bosses, by the world we grow up in. We live in a culture that rewards productivity and rarely speaks about inherent value. If you only hear that worth comes from achievement, it makes sense that you would feel unworthy whenever you slow down, or rest, or try something new.

Then there is the pattern we all fall into. We reach with one hand while we push away with the other. We want something but feel scared to receive it. We self sabotage. We start projects and stop them. We talk ourselves out of progress. On the surface it looks like failure, but underneath it is simply fear of stepping into a life that feels bigger than the one we know.

But here is the real truth. Worthiness was never meant to be earned. It was meant to be remembered.

Think about a baby. A baby does nothing to earn love. It just exists. Or think about a dog. It does not question whether it deserves affection or food. It receives because receiving is natural. Nothing to prove. Nothing to justify. Just life being life.

Somewhere along the way we forget that this was once us too. We forget that our value existed before we ever worked a single day or achieved a single thing.

Reconnection begins in the smallest moments.

Moments of presence. Moments where nothing is happening and you let that be enough. A slow breath. A quiet pause. A few minutes where you are not performing for anyone or racing to the next thing. It sounds simple but it is powerful. Because in silence, the old voice loses its authority.

Then there are what I call acts of permission. Eating a meal without guilt. Resting without apology. Allowing yourself to receive a compliment without immediately rejecting it. These are small practices but they teach your mind something important. They teach it that you are allowed to have good things.

One of the most life changing ideas is this. You can feel unworthy and still be worthy.

Feelings are weather. They move through. They do not define identity. You can feel doubt while still taking a step forward. You can feel insecurity while still accepting kindness. You can feel uncomfortable while still growing.

The goal is not to silence the voice. The goal is to recognise it without letting it lead your life.

When you strip everything away, the noise, the expectations, the stories you inherited, what remains is simple. You. Breathing. Existing. Being here. And that is enough.

You were born worthy.

You will always be worthy.

Today is only about remembering.