this is 31 reasons i like myself, and that might just seem extra weird to go around with a list. but really, maybe it’s not. often it’s about fifty thousand times easier to talk about where I’ve failed. and to be able to write down THIRTY-ONE things that i like about myself without including a “but” or somewhat degrading aside will be a challenge in and of itself.
here goes…
31 reasons i like myself
1. I eat the whole apple, including the core but excluding the stem.
2. My eyes are so freaking expressive.
3. Knowing the five love languages and trying to use them correspondingly to my loved one’s preferences is kind of my favorite.
4. Sometimes a good song comes on while I’m shopping, and I will dance — sometimes pretending I’m in a music video.
5. Stubborn and a touch headstrong sometimes
6. Empathy and compassion are two other love languages.
7. I love my blush-colored view of the world.
8. When I say “yes,” I try my hardest to keep my word.
9. I’ve learned to keep promises to myself.
10. I like that I try to give everyone the benefit of the doubt, thinking the best of people even when they’ve hurt me.
11. Deep dives are the type of conversations I prefer.
12. My lifelong devotion to books and stories continues to beat strong across my life’s terrain.
13. Donuts are a love language of their own (as well as ice cream).
14. Loyalty is my heart’s beat.
15. I love my fake blonde streak.
16. My desire to adventure and see the world lights up my eyes and makes me breathe faster.
17. My addiction of choice is doing hard things: book writing, crossfit, aerial, self-work etc.
18. I like that I love my family deeply and feel connected to them, even as I continue to become more and more myself.
19. My resiliency takes my breath away — I had no idea what I was capable of handling.
20. Kindness to myself as I meet my humanness again and again and again
.21. I’m learning how to stay, rather than run.
22. Sometimes I write things and when I reread them, I can’t believe the words came from me.
23. My fierce passion for living wholly, fully, and wildly honest — most importantly with myself.
24. I am lovable.
25. Patient persistence in doing one small thing every day is small steps to my bigger dreams.
26. I can paint, and it’s pretty dang good (but I forgot about that until this year).
27. My genuine care for people in my community
28. The thoughtfulness with which I try to orient myself toward others, whether this means a text, a gift, a conversation
29. How I giggle over farts and burps still
30. I really love my smile.
31. I like me
At the end of the day, no matter what, I go to bed with myself — it doesn’t matter if there’s another human there or maybe a pet. Liking yourself may not be a given; I know people who profess to not like themselves, and I always want to know why.
I also love to know why people like themselves too. So, with that said, I’d love for you to tell me a reason why you like yourself (or tell me more than one!).
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