3 Things I Like About Myself | #MyThreeThings

 

How many self-help books do you have?

*Full disclosure: I have over 20 (23 to be exact).

It’s not a bad thing to turn your good intentions into action steps, but when you’re trying to be the best version of yourself, you’re not accepting who you are right now. If you constantly strive to be a better ‘you’, you may end up not being satisfied with yourself OR anyone else, for that matter.

It's not a bad thing to turn your good intentions into action steps, but when you're trying to be the best version of yourself, you're not accepting who you are right now. Share on X

No matter what stage of life you’re in – good, bad, or in-between – sit down and list 3 things you like. I promise you can find them!

Here’s a freebie – you like pizza. I’ve never met a person who didn’t, have you? I honestly believe pizza should be considered a superfood along with acaí berries and chia seeds.

(I just took a timeout to order pizza, so this blog post will end abruptly in approximately 47 minutes.)

Other than pizza, here are 3 things I like about myself right now. 

I like being feminine.

“Nature has blessed you with your femininity.  That’s your first asset.  The mere fact that you were born a woman makes you something special.  Be proud of your femininity and make the most of it.”  – John Roberts Powers, Secrets of Poise, Personality, and Model Beauty, 1961.

One look inside my bathroom gives it away: I am a feminine woman.  With piles and piles of skin care serums and a closet full of dresses, I am undoubtedly a girly girl.  

THAT’s NOT A BAD THING, y’all!  Unfortunately, femininity is sometimes associated with weakness.  When I hear the word masculine, I can’t help but think of vintage Arnold Swartzenager and Rocky Balboa (dear Lord, I just gave my age away!).

Being sensitive is associated with femininity and sometimes gets a bad rap. “You’re too sensitive” is a common phrase I’ve been told my whole life.  What’s wrong with that? You can’t expect someone to be sensitive to YOUR feelings without being sensitive to your own!

This is just another example of a message in today’s society that is incorrect – sensitivity is not the antonym of strength. They live quite harmoniously together because demanding, screaming, and throwing temper tantrums don’t work very well. I learned that at a very young age, yet still need the reminder from time to time. My dear husband deserves a medal for patience and tolerance! But even his sometimes-crazy wife has 3 things I like about myself on any given day.

For me, the repercussions of sensitivity are that I don’t have a poker face, I wear my emotions on my sleeve, and my botox doesn’t last as long as most. Two out of three hasn’t cost me anything, so I’m happy!

I like being curious.

Just ask my mom: from the time I could form sentences, most of them ended with a question mark. 99% of the time, a simple answer didn’t suffice and was followed by “WHY?”

My nickname was “the WHYner” because I was a pretty annoying kid. My intentions were harmless; I wanted to understand things in depth, and they were usually more than my little brain could handle. I didn’t understand that grown-ups didn’t know everything either.

Fortunately (or unfortunately), with the invention of the internet, I don’t have to bug my loved ones with questions all the time.  Thank goodness Google doesn’t get sick of me and the Reddit community doesn’t kick me out for stalking and not contributing.

Though one of the things I love about myself is that I’m a relentless seeker of information, at least I’m not a know-it-all. Those are the worst! But, to stay true to what I’m advocating here, even ‘they’ have likable traits. In fact, their list would go on and on and …

I like being unexpected.

Some people would consider me random, but I consider it a compliment when people say, “You’re different than I expected.” I never ask, “Do you mean that in a good way or bad way?”  It doesn’t matter to me; the mere fact that I’m a surprise is very satisfying to me – I like it!

My desire to be unique stems from the tendency in my younger years to emulate other people because I didn’t want to be different. I cannot imagine growing up in a social media generation where comparisons are everywhere you turn.

Comparison leads to forsaking your true self to compete with someone not like you. Share on X

There is so much work and stress that go into trying to be someone other than myself. I’m not always like the cool kids and still get that awkward silence when my joke falls flat, but I think I’m awesome and hysterical – awesomely hysterical! (cue the awkward silence. hee hee.)

I like being me. What about you? Share what you like because I want to know.