Why You Matter: A Word for the Overlooked and Underrated

Hey you. Yes, you, the one scrolling past, thinking this isn’t for you. The one who feels invisible sometimes, like the world moves too fast to notice you’re even there. The one who wonders if what you do, who you are,matters at all.

I’m here to tell you: It does.

Maybe no one has said it today. Maybe no one has said it in a long time. So let me be the one to remind you: You are not a background character in someone else’s story. Your life, your thoughts, your quiet little victories, they mean something.

Ever messed up? Yeah, me too. We all have. But here’s the thing: your worth isn’t measured by how many times you’ve fallen. It’s measured by how many times you’ve gotten back up. Every stumble taught you something. Every failure shaped you. And every time you kept going, even when it hurt, you proved how strong you really are.

Have you ever met someone and just clicked with them? Like their laugh, their way of thinking, their weird little quirks just make your world a little brighter? That’s you for someone else. Maybe you don’t see it, but the way you smile, the way you listen, the way you show up, even when you don’t think it’s much, it matters to someone.

You held the door for a stranger. You sent that “Hey, how are you?” text. You showed up when you were tired. You made someone feel seen.

You don’t have to have it all figured out. You don’t have to be the smartest, the funniest, the most talented. You just have to be you. Because there’s only one you in all of history. And that? That’s kind of amazing.

So if you’ve ever felt overlooked, underrated, or like you don’t quite measure up, I hope you remember this:

You matter.

Not because of what you do.

Not because of what you achieve.

But because you exist.

And that’s enough.

P.S. Keep going. The world needs what only you can bring.