100 Things You Like About Yourself

[CaringMomma]

(((((CaringMomma))))) Those are wonderful things about yourself!! you can be proud! :tup::)

Thank you, very much, ((((((((SeekingSerenity)))))))))! I truly appreciate your encouraging words.

 

[Zef]

1. I broke the cycle of abuse so my children will never have to experience it.
2. Somehow, I haven't scared off my strong, awesome wife for 17 years.
3. I helped create something that allows 20+ people to earn living wages. . .even while being symptomatic.
4. I'm honest. . .although many would change that to 'blunt' :)
5. I'm still fighting, no matter how much I want to give the f up
6. I'm making this stupid list. . . :)
7. I use smiley faces so people don't misunderstand my emails and posts
8. I supervise people responsibly and consider their points of view.
9. In the past, I have worked and been able to help all sorts of people; at-risk teens, developmentally disabled, pre-school kids from bad homes, and the infirm/elderly.
10. I have helped the Occupy movement
11. I was born with a brain that has allowed me to survive situations where most have fallen.
12. Tested with a 172 IQ when I was 15.
13. I no longer hate religion, just hate what it does to people.
14. I have become a better person over the years, no matter how hard it has been.
15. I had the highest SAT score in my class (of course, it was rated the worst school system in the state. . .)
16. I have played flag football for the last 6 years and have led the league in stats for my position the last two despite being older, slower, weaker and having no former football experience than the guys I play against.
17. I was able to thank Kurt Vonnegut and Harlan Ellison in person for their books saving my life when I was a teen.
18. Never cheated on an SO
19. People seem to think I am funny, sometimes even funny as hell.
20. I stand up to bullies when I see them in public (although that is probably more a result of PTSD than anything else.)
21. I can beat Minesweeper on the hardest level.
22. Over time, I have been able to make a bit more than minimum wage playing poker.
23. I put myself through college with no outside support.
24. I escaped the cult I was raised in.
25. I've stood up to misused authority on many occasions, sometimes even successfully.

 

[CaringMomma]

1. I broke the cycle of abuse so my children will never have to experience it.

Zef- This is so awesome. I'm in the process of doing just that, so I'm going to add it to my list, also.

21. Breaking the cycle of abuse and neglect in my family, so my daughter and future generations will never have to suffer the way I did.
22. I enjoy puzzles.
23. I enjoy gardening.
24. I am honest, but not brutally so.
25. I smile at people.
26. I can look people in the eyes when I talk to them.
27. I can sew, by hand and with a machine.

Will be back later.

 

[bethinhfx]

1. I am kind
2. I am very smart
3. I am an excellent writer
4. I am very creative
5. I am a runner
6. I am a swimmer
7. I am a great cook
8. I am a vegan
9. I am a yogi and stand on my head beautifully
10. I am strong
11. I love lots of people
12. I don't give up
13. I am sweet and caring
more later
14. I am seeeexxxy!
15.

 

[Jen93]

18. I love my family and I would do anything to keep them from getting hurt.
19. I am fighting less with my brother Ryan, AKA "The kid" because I've realized that I am his big sister and his protector- I would rather give him hugs than fight with him. (Of course I always ask first, and he will say "no" typical teenage stuff, but when I pout, I get my way, and I'm so happy when he does his little "fine". ;) )
20. I enjoy being happy- I don't deliberately go on long guilt trips and punishment rampages- and I hate when I do.
21. I am a fighter- I fought to remain alive when I was a baby in an incubator, I fought to protect my little brother from my nanny because I was scared that she would scar him- and I have won these fights. I recognize if I hadn't fought; I probably wouldn't be alive.
22.I'm not ashamed to talk about stupid things or have random conversations.
23. I have a plan of what I'm going to do if I'm in Sesame Street when the zombie apocalypse comes.
24. I'm recognizing that the pain I've experienced is pain that has made me a better person. It has made me who I am. It has increased my conscience to be more aware of others, and it has tried to make me nicer to people and more friendly. The pain taught me that you have to be a friend to have a friend, and that you can't help what people do or think of you, but you can control the way you react.
25. I try my hardest to keep my promises, and I never make the same mistake twice.
26. I'm not afraid to ask for help when I need it.
27. I know that I am a lucky person and that there are a lot of good things in my life (I try not to dwell on the negatives too much, and if I do, it's usually not for very long.)

 

[freakofnurture]

48. I think I finally really accept this thing about me that I used to feel like I couldn't accept, let alone kind of value (this thing being that I don't get along well with other people).

49. I am so close to being off drugs. Tomorrow will be my second-to-last dose of my AD and after that, I hope, I'll manage on my own.

50. I have been able to write for a whole week now, and for the first time in a long time I've been able to not overwork myself in fear of wasting even one second in which I could have been writing.

51. I have finally added some more items to my list and now passed 50%.

52. I'm just feeling good right now, although I had to go grocery shopping today because my husband is ill; it wasn't that bad at the shop, anxiety-wise. I was merely slow and couldn't think well.

 

[Beverly G.]

When my husband and I first started dating we decided to each make a list about the things we loved in on another. It was easy to make one for him but I think my own much more difficult.
1. I am a child of God
2. I love being a mom
3. I am very generous
4. I look good for my age
5. I take care of myself and pride in my appearance
6. My eyes (they sparkle when I'm happy)
7. My smile
8. I am easy to like
9. My teeth are straight and I have never had a cavity
10. I am good with my pets
11. I am a good gardener
12. I love to can veggies
13. I have a good sence of fashion
14. I am a very good cook
15. I do every thing I can to stay healthy
16. I work at staying trim
17. I love that my husband loves me
18. My boobs :D
19. I know how to train my puppy to obey
20. I love having grown up daughterts
21. I am very proud of the job I did raising my girls
22. I am smart
23. I write beautifully
24. I love easily
25. I am faithful

 

[Tinyflame]

2. I love to dance no matter how I feel.
3. I love my hair! Actually, I hate my hair, it is curly long, thick and unruly. But, people always tell me it's beautiful, and that makes me happy because I give it away for kids about every 14 months. So it makes me happy when they say that, because I hope they will like (or 'hate', hee) it too! :)

 

[Beverly G.]

27. I love my sence of humor
28. I can walk for miles and not get tired
29. I am very loyal
30. I like my feet. lol

 

[Beverly G.]

I forgot 26. I bake the best cheese cake on the planet

 

[Tinyflame]

Oh B, you had to say that eh (#26).. :) :laugh:
Mmmmm.. :)

 

[Tinyflame]

In seriousness, I can sort of find the words better about the 'hair'.
I hope that, if a kid is worried, or embarassed or ridiculed, or feels badly about losing their's, that maybe they will find that they end up with the opposite- compliments and relief instead.
I hope!
(They could always dye it too- :cool: :) )