Such as I am, I am a precious gift...
-- Zora Neale Hurston

It doesn’t matter whether you’re short, tall, fat or thin, you are special. From the top of your head (nappy or not) to the tip of your toe (crusty or not), every single thing about is precious, priceless, and near perfect. God made you nothing less than in His perfect image and even with your flaws, shortcomings, mistakes, and annoying idiosyncrasies, you are still awesome!

You may have warts, pimples that explode upon impact, perpetually sour breath, or sweat glands that overact even when you’re not active. Your feet may smell, your personality may be unpleasant, you may live with a devastatingly debilitating disease, your sexuality may make others uncomfortable, or you may live well below the poverty line and scrape and scrap your way through life. You are still a precious gift, and there’s not a soul who can take that away from you.

This ultimately means you must live as though you’re a precious gift. You have to treat your Self gently, kindly, and with the care you’d afford the finest china. You must honor your entire packaging, the wrappings and the contents alike. You can never allow your “bow” to be crumpled when you give yourself to someone, and you must be sure that what you’re giving of your gifted Self embodies that which is special, priceless, and precious. Most importantly, you can never let anybody convince you that you aren’t a gift and thus have you acting like you are just something regular and ordinary. There is nothing about you that is regular or ordinary.

The world needs the valuable gift of you, whatever your stuffing and covering. Keep being (and believing in) the gift that others need and appreciate.

Sadiqqa © 2007