Dr. Seuss - A Person's a Person, No Matter How Small

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Welcome to The Daily Quote—a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for March 24th. Now, let’s talk about today’s national holiday — Each Person is a Person of Worth Day. It’s a day to remind us that no matter who you are, where you come from, or how many times you've attempted to parallel park and failed, you still matter. Yes, even that guy who takes up two parking spaces. (Sigh He’s got worth too. Barely. But still.) To celebrate this uplifting and ego-boosting holiday, I’ve got the perfect quote for you from Dr. Seuss, who once said:
“A person’s a person, no matter how small.”

Now, Dr. Seuss was talking about the Whos in Horton Hears a Who, but the message applies to all of us—big, small, loud, quiet, introverts, extroverts, and that one co-worker who sends emails marked as urgent when they really aren’t. (Still a person of worth. Probably.) This quote reminds us that everyone has value. It’s easy to get caught up in the world's ranking systems—job titles, social media followers, the number of unread emails in your inbox (which is either impressive or terrifying). But none of those define your worth.
Your worth isn’t determined by external success, what other people think of you, or whether or not you can successfully assemble IKEA furniture without having an existential crisis. Your worth is built-in. It’s part of the package deal of being human. No receipt, no returns, no exchanges—just you, as you are, valuable and important. So today, take a moment to appreciate yourself and the people around you. Compliment someone. Be patient with that slow walker in front of you. And maybe, just maybe, let someone merge in traffic without passive-aggressively speeding up. (I know, radical stuff.) Because in the grand scheme of things, we’re all just Whos on a speck of dust, hoping someone hears us say, “I matter.” And the truth is—you do.
So embrace, Each Person is a Person of Worth Day by looking at everyone in your life as a person who truly matters. See the value in everyone. And if you can see the value in everyone then you will be able to see it in yourself too. That’s it for today’s episode of The Daily Quote. If you enjoyed it, share it with someone who needs a reminder of their worth today. I'm Andrew McGivern, signing off for today but I’ll be back tomorrow with another Daily Quote.