Occasionally valued.

I started reading this post about why people don't need feminism.

And there were many serious reasons and many silly reasons.

I almost started blasting my opinion on the web of what feminism is and is not, and how silly people were and so on and so forth.

Then I asked myself "Why?"

Why does my opinion even matter to the people that read my 15th facebook status of the day?

Why do I feel the need to tell people my opinion?

What, inside of me, is dying to explode out?

And I don't know what came over me, but I realized the answer to my own question immediately.

The answer is NOT because I'm a loud mouth. (However true that statement may be.)

The answer is NOT because I think I know something (However strongly I feel.)

The answer is...

...because I want to be valued.

I want to be valued as a woman.

I want to be a valued opinion.

I want just want to be valued.

It's human nature.

I want someone to value my soul.

I want someone to see my heart and appreciate the ideas and passions that come streaming from it.

I believe that's why we don't "like" people who have strong opposing opinions.

Maybe I'm just stating the obvious here, but we tend to have anything but appreciation for people who disagree with out morals and standards, do not misinterpret me, we need to stick to our guns.

But when our own heart is craving that value and appreciation....

And we withhold our own abilities to see and appreciate those that "oppose us"...

Do you see my inner conflict?

How do we change this?

I just want to be valued.

I can't imagine that I am the only one.

I want to see someone.

I want to appreciate the work that they have put into life.

Life is hard.

We all know that.

Can we just appreciate that it's hard for everyone, and not make it worse?