Things that I like about myself

spanglemaker · Veteran Member

Things that I like about myself

Frog · Experienced Member

Hi Spanglemaker,

Heres a few for you,

Number 1, what a great and positive post

Number 2, great posts and worthwhile reading

Number3, a caring and wonderful person,

just to name a few.

I like my toes!!!!!!,

Ok being serious, what I like about me, this is really tough to say, I feel so wrong saying what I like about myself but I think it is a great idea, I like that I am a good listener!

Frog

jane · Experienced Member

frog,

do you seriously like your toes?! i hate feet full stop!

i like the fact that i can bring my children up to be happy caring loving adorable (sorry could go on and on there) little people, that are not a legacy of pain.

jane

Frog · Experienced Member

Oh Jane

I love that "little poeple that are not a legacy of pain." Thats such a wonderful thing to say! Wow!

Yes I do love my toes, I know I am Mad! I have wide feet but I like my toes there balanced ok ok uhmmmmm, I am Mad Damm!!!!

Frog

segelov · Experienced Member

hello

spanglemaker can i go along with Jane here? I like that fact that I am a good mother, and hope to be just as good as a grandmother.

Children are so wonderful!!!

segelov

jane · Experienced Member

how many toes do frogs have anyway?

Frog · Experienced Member

Oh Jane,

I am laffin my head off that was great, Thankyou! O fantastic!!!!!

I don't know about usal frogs but this little Frogy's go ten!

Frogy - with Ten toes, there are green!

amanda · Experienced Member

Hi all

Good post spanglemaker

we need things that make us think we can all see the positives in each other but not ourselves.

Gosh I have thought hard about this I hope one would be I am a caring mum (mine are no longer little) the other is I am resilient no matter how far I dive down I bounce back

Hey frog if you have ten toes do you have two legs because that must be something you should like because they are a delicacy to many(I am only joking)

Take care

amanda

liz · Experienced Member

Hi there

Do you mind if I put a spanner in the works? or praps it would be better if I didn't reply at all....

I don't like me at all. That is mild - on really bad days the 'don't like' changes to 'hate' and any other negative word I can think of. So it's really difficult to think of anything positive to say.

I take my hat off to you people who do like yourselves - or bits of your selves. It's an area I'm working on with my T - slow slow progress. Can't see that there is anything worthwhile liking in me.

The odd day when I maybe catch glimpses those stupid old tapes put in an appearance and say things like 'who the heck do you think you are?' or ' how can you think that about yourself - you're a nothing sort of person'. Never good enough as a child I don't think I'm good enough now and I'm sorry that I've just spoilt the ambience of this posting.

And I certainly don't like my toes!

I'm sorry you didn't need my views .Should have stayed quiet.

liz x

lonelyboy · Member

Liz

Been reading in for a week or two before I posted.

I beleive you don't like yourself, if you say so, but I'd say you were heavily outnumbered here.

It's getting late in the cold North. Get some sleep. Sweet dreams.

the Boy

Lark · Senior Member

Hi everyone!
I find I have trouble making positive statements about myself without adding 'but' or 'except' however I'll take any chance to practise!

-I like how I always stick up for the underdog
-I like how logic and reason are important to me
-I like how I believe in doing what I feel is right
-I like how despite point 2 I can still allow myself my imaginative and magical side.
-I like the way I remember friends and family's birthdays and make sure others remember them too

That is more than enough for now!
Lark

spanglemaker · Veteran Member

Thanks everyone for your replies. I really loved hearing about all our many great qualities -Hey Liz I think you do have loads to like about yourself, but I can hear where you are coming from. It is such a painful place be in. Often I feel the same, hence the reason for having a go at this posting.

It's good to hear some of the fun comments too. I am laughing with Frog - I do hope your toes are not green, or I might be worried that you are ill . Do you have stripy legs too? But seriously, earlier this year I qualified as a reflexologist, and I love feet. Knowing how valuable postive nurturing touch can be, and how difficult many of us find this, my hope is that our feet at least are a part of our bodies that we can learn to love. I have huge size 9 ones, so it's impossible to ignore them! Am beginning to like them a bit too!

Here's something I like about me to add to our list

I like my sense of fun, and the fact that I still have it after suffering so much abuse as a child

Spanglemaker

hazel · Veteran Member

pin you ears back!!!!:

1. im creative

2.im attractive

3.ive survived a lot of bad stuff but im still strong

4. i speak my mind

5.ive got a great sense of humour

6.im independant

7.im caring/sensitive

8. im too modest to say more...

not bad for a girl who a couple of years ago hated the sight of herself and wanted to die. i really mean it i never thought i could get to a place where i didnt feel disgust towards myself... now im jealous of other people because they get to spend time with me.

it took a lot of hard graft to find the love i have for myself and a willingness to see it.

i love my toes too x

Lark · Senior Member

'.... now im jealous of other people because they get to spend time with me.'

Love it Hazel, you rock!!!

Reading back over this thread I feel really proud of everyone. Look what we can do now! It's such a big deal to reclaim a certain amount of love and respect for ourselves and I'm so proud of everyone!!!

spanglemaker · Veteran Member

Yippie Hazel good for you! I agree with Lark, we have much to be proud of. Thanks.

Here's another go at blowing my own trumpet too

I like the way that I can still be kind and supportive of others when I have, in the past, experienced so little of that for myself.

I like the way I am geting better at being kind to myself, including when I stand up for what I need and want.

I am very creative - that kept me alive, and now I know that even when things look very bad indeed I have the ability to come up with creative solutions - albeit somewhat wacky ones sometimes

I am intelligent too - brains and beauty do go together!

And now I am blushing. That's some to be going on with.

Happy Friday!

Spanglemaker

Sue · Veteran Member

Hi everyone,

sorry I am late for my answer, getting ready to travel after 9 days. I am always proud of me but then i read the above and I can say I am proud to be among you all as a friend. Some might say I trust people very easy and then get disappointed but i say I love about me that i always assume that good things about every thing and everyone is the rule. If it goes wrong then I feel disapointed but bad things happen. That is why my friends call me no problem Sue. You can say I love optimism in me and that get me going. Have a great sunny weekend. Sue