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What is something you have done recently or in the past that made you have respect for yourself?
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What is something you have done recently or in the past that made you have respect for yourself? - Taking control and standing up for myself and my life.
@Goldcherry2113
Goldencherry, that is very important. Taking care of ourself is very important and I am so happy you did that for yourself.
//Sunrise
Asked my girlfriend to marry me. She said "Yes".
@Offmytrack,
Congratulations!!! 🥂💍
Oops, that came out way bigger than I expected, lol
@SeekerSher
Not a problem. I think it is great!
@Offmytrack
Wonderful! What a great new step in life. Sharing it with someone who said yes. I am so happy for you both. It must have been a quite nervous moment waiting for that yes, but also a great relief when they said yes and filled your entire body with love
// Sunrise
@Offmytrack
Awesome Offmytrack, that's wonderful news. Congratulations!
@amiablePeace77 I signed up for the leadership development program to tweak my leadership skills.
Shout to @amiablePeace77 for inspiring me to do so.
@soulsings
Sweeping the floor ;-) That is really wonderful news Soul. Even though you are a great leader already, there is always room for improvement or looking at things from a different perspective. You can never learn enough. The more you know, the more you understand you don't know.
Good luck with your new course.
//Sunrise
@spectacularSunrise7824 yes sweeping the floors means doing what needs to be done. I appreciate your service to make 7cups a more supportive place.
@soulsings
Yaay Soul, awesome!
What is something you have done recently or in the past that made you have respect for yourself?
Earned a college degree, but that was thirty years ago. Haven't done much since.
@WharfRat
A college degree is a really big thing to achieve. Hard work comes with that, and even though it was a while ago it's still a great thing. I hope you have done more things for yourself after that, but maybe nothing as big as that. Even buying yourself a cup of coffee or let yourself take an extra long shower can be something you did for yourself. Everything counts
Take care,
Sunrise
@WharfRat
Hip!
Hip!
Hurray!!
(I did my college forty years ago)
Making it to work and enjoying every bit of it when at work . Giving my hundred percent at work . To me it feels a huge accomplishment
@Neeme2020
That is really great. Sometimes just getting out of bed can be hard, but I'm so glad to hear you are at the point where you have a job you love and enjoy. Just don't forget to take a break every now and then. Usually you come back even stronger after a short break. 
//Sunrise
@amiablePeace77, yesterday and today i did alot of activities on my list that is meant to help me improve my mental health. It was very helpful and felt good.
@purpleTree4652
Wonderful purpletree!
I'm so happy you were able to give yourself time and energy to get things off your list. I can relate to that very much. Often you feel better when you have done something that has been waiting or needing your attention for a while. At times when it seems I can't get down to that list of stuff to do, I write lists of what I actually do instead. That can also be very fulfilling. Not doing what you intended doesn't mean you failed, you just had to priorotise differently.
// Sunrise
I take personal responsibility for my life
I am there, Holding Space for my gf, all day all the time, for my 92 year old Mom
@zeddy1
zeddy, this sounds very positive 
I'm reading a book iv always wanted to read, The Seven Storey Mountain.
@amiablePeace77
What is something you have done recently or in the past that made you have respect for yourself?
I put on a brave face and manner in this morning when interacting at the coffee shop. This was in light of others' negative, past behavior toward me. I realized that though they acted badly, it isn't a big deal. They don't ruin my day.
@diofono
Nice that you do not let other spoil your days diofono! Taking responsibility for your own happiness is huge
What is something you have done recently or in the past that made you have respect for yourself?
Helping a coworker for free
@DinaElwy
Awesome DinaElwy, not many people are really willing to do something for free and your coworker might not have expected such an act of kindness. 👍