Weekly Prompt #36: Can you list five things you love about yourself?
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This week's prompt- Can you list five things you love about yourself?
We often find it easier to criticize ourselves rather than celebrate our strengths. But it is okay to practice self-love and acknowledge the positive qualities that make us unique individuals. So, let's reflect and list five things we love about ourselves.
Hi, ASO,
I find that most of my validation comes from my physical sense and it’s hard for me to look inward with kindness. Here’s my list:
- i love the shape of my lips
- I love my eyes
- I love that I try to be open minded for all
- I love that I love nature
- I love how I’m a safe driver
@nnochu That's great, Nochu. You have some nice qualities that you can appreciate about yourself. What do you think are some things that others like about you?
hmmm that one’s a little hard. Maybe that I’m good at listening and try to be polite at all times. Maybe that I will always try to help if asked. Sometimes I think I may be a little bit of a pushover though :.)
@nnochu I love the fact that your open-minded. We need more people, like you.
@ASilentObserver
Good exercise I should do more often!
1. I am a helpful person
2. I have a fun sense of humor
3. I am compassionate and empathetic
4. I am smarter than I give myself credit for sometimes!
5. I'm a darn good cook too
Woo! Have a good night all you wonderful people.
@TheSilkieChicken that is nice. You should definitely acknowledge them more often.
@TheSilkieChicken I am so glad your helpful.
@ASilentObserver yet again a great prompt!
Can you list five things you love about yourself?
- My tenacity
- My perseverance
- My compassion
- My empathy
- My heart for others
@reservedTangerine9348 I am glad you have such great qualities. What do these traits mean to you?
To me these traits mean that I'm a kind person and I never give up on people or difficult tasks.
@reservedTangerine9348 All good qualities.
@ASilentObserver
My art skills, My music type, my eyes, my fashion style, my personality
@JasperTheGreat It sounds like you have a lot of things that you are grateful for! What do you enjoy most about your art skills?
@ASilentObserver
The way I can draw an array of cartoons and anime to realistic things
@ASilentObserver
I love my smiles, offer to myself and other people.
I love my body, which I intentionally keep it in fit both physically and mentally.
I love my voice, which makes other people feel comfortable and ease.
I love my hands, which is skilled enough to do cooking, gardening
I love my passion in psychology, which I am focusing on to study and practice.
@AmAListenerBehere4U I am glad you have a lot of things that bring you joy and positivity into your life. Your kindness and compassion towards others are also admirable. What are some ways you cultivate self-love and acceptance?
@AmAListenerBehere4U I am so glad you have a passion for psychology. I have a passion for psychology and for supporting others.
@ASilentObserver Wow this is a hard question. I tend to be really hard on myself and not think about these things
1. like my curly hair
2. I have a good relationship with all of my kids ,
3. I am an empath
4. I still get enthhusiatic about little things.
5. I'm very young at heart
@unicornbarb It sounds like you have a lot of great qualities. What makes you feel proud of yourself?
@unicornbarb I am so glad you have a good relationship, with your kids.
1) My humour. I am the funniest woman I know and I don't care if it doesn't sound humble. Some people are the most beautiful. Some are the smartest. I'm the funniest. I can almost always get a laugh.
2) I look good for 40. It has been a long hard road accepting I'm actually attractive. I'm not the most beautiful woman in the world, but being able to see myself clearly now, I'm good-looking. I look forward to aging and being a good-looking older woman who takes care of herself. I don't need to be 20. I don't need to have a certain body type.
3) I really will go the extra mile for people I love. I am kind of like Santa Claus in that I always have something. Someone at work commented I know everyone and that everyone loves me. Well, I love them. My son and s/o? They know I love them so much that they own me, and they love me enough that they don't take too much advantage of that. Boy, do I love them.
4) My sense of adventure. I will jump headfirst into a crazy adventure. I've had some crazy times and lived a pretty full life.
5) My son. I made him, and he is my favorite part of me. Sometimes he disappoints me, and it is an opportunity to love him, do better, and forgive my own failings. I am so lucky he's my son.
@YardWitch Those are great list Yard. I am glad you appreciate yourself. What about your friends? Do you feel grateful for them?
@ASilentObserver
My friends make the joke a lot, "I don't have friends! I have associates!" because we are all colleagues. They're wonderful, so of course!
@YardWitch I am so glad you have a good sense of humor.
@ASilentObserver
5 things I love about myself, let's see.
1. I love how passionate I am about writing. It's very rejuvenating, having something that gives you so much joy.
2. I love how discipline I can be. While it's hard for me to be discipline, but when I finally make it habit it actually amazes me just how strong and determined I can be.
3. I like the way I think, not all the time because my mind will go places it doesn't need to be. However, I do love my creativity and different perspectives when I think. The way my mind solves things and my thought process.
4. I love how loyal, compassionate, and understanding I can be. Loyalty is something I take seriously and cherish from others. Understanding in a wholistic sense, that includes boundaries, and sensitivities, and fears. I know what it's like to have someone who is disloyal and completely disrespects boundaries so I'm happy I don't do that as well. Sometimes, we carry our pain and problems on others, knowingly or unknowingly even. Whenever my mom would cook she would make us plates and if we wanted more she'd get mad at us for wanting seconds. Yell at us saying our dad had to eat or we should be grateful. So, when my sister would ask for seconds I'd yell at her, saying how selfish she was for asking for more food and she started crying. I was just really upset with myself, because I was just projecting my anger onto her. Which she didn't deserve. Saying no is one thing, but I was yelling and saying some nasty things so I'm happy I can catch myself and hopefully stop that cycle from continuing.
5. That I don't really have an attachment to money. Obviously, you need money to survive but outside of survival I don't crave it as much as some people I've met seem to. I don't mind giving my money away to help, I enjoy doing it. If I had a lot of money, I'd probably give a lot of it away. Make others happy is enough for me. Like money's a good side effect, but it's never my goal. If I write stories, I write to make myself and hopefully others happy if I make money while doing it that's great.
@JollyRacher These are wonderful qualities to have, Jolly . You have a lot to offer yourself and others.
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@lovingHuman5959 It can be really difficult to feel gratitude when things are tough. What would it take for you to feel grateful? Please share with us and know you are not alone in this.
I love my hairstyle.
I love how dedicated I am to be better person.
I love how I bounce back always.
I love how I always wants to be good to others no matter what.
I love how deep my thinking is.
@exuberantTalker9747 I am glad you have a lot of things that you love about yourself. Is there anything else that you would like to share about yourself?