I have so many girls ask me, “How can I feel my value?”

My answer? “You are value.” Your presence is IT. You are it.

I often think in analogies, so bear with me. Your beloved pet fish, bird, cat, dog, lizard, whatever. Imagine your pet thinking she needed to muster value in order for her to matter to you. Not true! Her value is her presence. All you need her to be is here, with you. That’s her value.

Same goes for you and me. Our value is us.

Get here. Be in this with us.

That’s value personified. That’s you.

Illustration by Emmy Smith.