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Monday, March 24, 2025

What I'm Worth

I will only understand
    my value
when I cease to define myself
    in terms of transient things:

    wealth,
        status,
    power,
        position,
    work,
        the opinions of others,
    nationality,
        family,
    relationships.
        religion...

From whence, then,
    comes my value?

Or is the bigger question:
    Am I worthy at all?

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Text and image © 2025 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved.

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