Prove it (said in a taunting voice)

Everyone has that person or people in their lives that they feel they need to "prove" themselves to. As if to say that THEIR time with you is to be won. You are in front of them and their actions are saying," dance for me puppet. Entertain me. Prove to me you are worth my time". If you are reading this thinking," Psssht. This girl is nuts. There is no one I feel that way towards" ; then you my friend are THAT person and you need to stop being a punk.

You should not have to prove your worth to another. The only person you should be proving anything to is yourself. We are not in second grade anymore. If someone challenges us with what we are doing in our lives we should just mentally walk away or say, "I'm rubber you are glue. Whatever you say bounces off me and sticks to you"! You hold yourself accountable not others. Don't allow intimidation, insecurities, or anxiety to get the best of you. I always feel that I am having to clean up the word 'vomit' after I speak to certain people. My brain doesn't know when to stop and I keep going trying to say something I hope they approve of. Afterwards I am so frazzled having said WAY more than I anticipated and beat myself up for allowing the situation to get the best of me.

Stop the masochism. There will always be someone better at things, smarter than you, taller than you ( I deal with this daily), and  insert whatever else you want. You know what? That is okay. The way you treat others is enough. There is always room for improvement at any age. That is the beauty of our lives; we can always improve. We are only as great as we allow ourselves to be. I'll end this with a quote from a very unlikely source that will probably make you groan in disgust, but I don't care.... "I'd rather not be appreciated being honest, than be appreciated not being honest." via Juan Pablo on 'The Bachelor'. See I knew there was I reason I watch trashy television.