Dear Gentle Reader,
Deserving is a quiet thing, a whisper that says, I have value. But the world? The world listens more often to what we demand, what we negotiate, and what we stand for.
You have standards, those lines deep inside you that say, this is how I deserve to be treated, & this is what I will and will not accept.
Permit me to break it to you that standards that live only in your heart can be overlooked; they must be spoken, set on the table like a boundary that cannot be moved.
It is not pride, nor is it being “too much,” but it is the courage to align your reality with your worth. When you communicate your standard, you teach others how to see you, how to treat you, how to meet you where you stand.
Please don’t shrink, thinking that silence will protect you. Silence only leaves space for others to decide for you. Communicate your needs, declare your boundaries & put weight on your worth with words.
And here’s the miracle: Heaven backs you when you honour your standard & Earth respects you when you speak it.
What you negotiate becomes the life you walk in, don’t be afraid to ask, stand or insist that what you carry inside is worthy of expression on the outside.
You don’t just get what you deserve; you get what you negotiate. So stand tall, dear gentle reader, & name your worth out loud.
Always with you,
A Sister Who Believes in Your Standard.