They Wouldn’t Stare If You Weren’t Worth Seeing

✦ [SurvivorAffirmations.com] ✦

Dear Survivor,

You’re not imagining it.
Yes, they’re watching.
Lingering looks. Whispered side comments. Sudden silence when you enter the room.
It’s not paranoia.
It’s presence.

Because there’s something about you that unsettles the silence they’re used to.
There’s something about your glow, your grace, your refusal to fold that doesn’t fit into the boxes they’re so desperate to live in.

You survived what was meant to destroy you—
And came back with light in your eyes and purpose in your step.

So they stare.
Because they can’t figure out how you’re still standing.
Because they’ve never seen a person who knows their worth without needing applause.
Because you are walking in beauty, and beauty rooted in truth has a power that can’t be bought or faked.

They may try to make you feel too seen, too much, too different.
But what they really mean is:
“I can’t look away.”

Let them gawk.
Let them gossip.
Let them glare.

But do not shrink.
Do not apologize for being radiant.
Do not question the blessing of being visible in a world that tried to erase you.

Your life is not up for debate.
Your worth is not on trial.
Your joy is not a performance.

You are not here to be approved.
You are here to be.

So walk in beauty like it’s your birthright—because it is.
Be proud of your stride.
Be bold in your healing.
Be grateful for your glow.

Because if they’re watching, let them see you rise.

With love that refuses to dim,
✦ Survivor Affirmations ✦