What I love about me

To both counter the last post which seemed to be a bit negative and maintain the interest of remaining balanced, I wanted to write a post all about ‘What I love about me’.This post is inspired by a nod on Kirtsy to a site called Operation Nice (which is now a new favourite of mine).

Operation Nice was developed by Melissa Morris Ivone  whose “goal in life is to be as nice as she can possibly be.’ Melissa admits that in writing her own ‘love list’, she found it hard to do (I can so relate as I work on mine!).

I think it’s an important exercise for us to do on a monthly basis. Take some time to reflect on all the good that we’ve done and how truly awesome we are. It’s not about being Gandhi or Mother Teresa. It’s about the little things we’re doing on a daily basis that sometimes are seem so small to us that they seem so insignificant. It’s easy to see all the rockstars that surround us and feel that we’re not doing enough or that our contributions are so tiny, but their impact can be huge to those around us.

Now, my love list:
I love that I’m compassionate and caring to both humans and animals. I love that I have a strong yet silent character and weigh my words before misspeaking. I love that I’m not an arsehole. I love that I root for the underdog – those unpopular and often misunderstood folks. I love that I’ve gone through some hard times but didn’t let them harden me. I love my fiance who is the soul mate I never though possible as the term soul mate always sounded too ‘hokey’ to me. I love my furkid, Bob who shows me how to live in the moment and to not take myself too seriously. I love that I’m confident enough to let myself be the quirky, offbeat geek that I am and encourage others to let their ‘geek flag fly’. I love that I’m not too confident to be uncomfortable to be around. I’m a smart girl with many interests, a curious mind and a heart of gold. I’m cute but would hit a bully with a skateboard if they were to say mean things about you or your mom. Oh, and I always have great haircuts.

Now to work on yours. Please share it with me. I’d love to read more about you.

As per Melissa’s post, here are the directions for this Operation Nice assignment

Today’s Assignment: Make a Love List about Yourself
What do you love about yourself? It could be something about your appearance or personality, your strengths or talents, whatever you’d like! Post it on your blog or post it here in the comments. Or do both! Either way, really focus on what you love about yourself and I guarantee you’ll feel happier afterwards.

Oh and Melissa, thanks so much for your energy, creativity and for such a wonderful blog with such an important mission. You are right in that I do feel happier after working on this love list!

I do love me... I really do