5 things you like about yourself - Tiny Buddha

1. I like that I am intelligent and open minded. I'm interested in so many things and always eager to learn. · 2. I like that I am compassionate. Menu Home About FrequentlyAskedQuestions HelpfulFreeResources Contact Blog Change Challenges Happiness&Fun HealthyHabits LettingGo Love&Relationships MentalHealth Mindfulness&Peace Purpose&Passion Quotes Fun&Inspiring Forums Allforums Topics Register Advertise SubmitaPost Shop Books&Shirts MindfulnessKit Login   5thingsyoulikeaboutyourself Home→Forums→Fun→5thingsyoulikeaboutyourself NewReply Thistopichas44replies,1voice,andwaslastupdated1year,3monthsagobyThomas. Viewing15posts-1through15(of46total) 1 2 3 4 → Author Posts September1,2013at12:59pm #41529 CaseyParticipant So,Iwastalkingwithmycounselortheotherday,andshetoldmeIshouldwritedown5thingsthatIlikeaboutmyself,andIfigureditwouldfunforallofustotry,I’llbegin 1.Caringandsoft-hearted.I’mreeaallysofthearted,Imean,IcareforpeopleIdon’tevenknow,andIcareaboutotherpeople’sneedsovermyown,sometimestotheextremethough… 2.I’mintelligent.Idon’tmeantosoundarroganthere,butI’mreallysmart,like,I’monly16,butI’vebeenreadingtonsofbooksonpsychologyandpsychotherapybyauthorssuchasCarlJung,Freud,andAlanWatts. 3.Ihaveasenseofhumor.Iknowthatsoundscliche,butsensesofhumorareseverelylackinginourworld,especiallyselfhumor,mysistersaysit’sgoodtomakefunofyourselfsometimes,itgivesyouperspective. 4.Considerate.Again,nottryingtosoundarrogant,butIhaveatendencytoputothersaheadofmean,fornoreason. 5.I’magoodlistener,Imean,eventhoughI’vebeengoingthroughmyownstrugglewithdepression,I’llhappilystoptolistentoyourtroublesandseehowyou’redoing,Ihavefriendwho’sgoingthroughareallyhardtime,butItrytostaythereandsupport,I’manextremelyloyalfriend Nowletshearyours… September2,2013at10:55pm #41615 LoriDescheneKeymaster Awesomelist,Casey!Itsoundslikeyou’reagreatfriendtohave.Here’smine: 1.I’mcompassionate.Somepeoplecallmea“bleedingheart,”butIthinkit’sfarbetterthanthealternative! 2.Ithinkoutsidethebox.Irarelydoanythingjustbecauseotherpeoplearedoingitorit’sbecauseI’mtoldit’swhatI“should”do.Infact,IusuallyquestioneverythingI’mtoldtobesureitmakessenseforme. 3.I’madventurous.I’vecreatedalotofexcitingpossibilitiesformyself,andI’malwaysopentonewones. 4.I’matalentedwriter.IloveknowingthatI’veusedthistalenttohelpandinspireothers. 5.Ienableotherpeopletoinspire,aswell.I’mproudofthetimeIdevotetohelpingotherscraftandsharetheirstoriesfortheTinyBuddhablog. Thankyouforsharingthisexercisehere.Itmademefeelgoodtoputthislisttogether. Howarethingsgoingwithyou,intermsofyourdepression? September3,2013at12:35pm #41640 SelfloveParticipant Thisisgreat!!Wehavebeentaughtsincechildhoodtonotspeakhighlyofyourselfasitsconsideredconceited.ButweDOneedtoknowUS…ourtrueself.Notinanarrogantwaybutsimplyinaselfrespectingway.Sohere’smylist… 1.ILovethatILovetoloveothers. 2.ILovehelping/takingcareofpeople,andlikeyouCasey,Igoaboveandbeyondmyownhappinesstobethereforothers. 3.Ihaveagreatsenseofhumor.IsometimesembarrassmyselfbutIstillmakepeoplelaugh.E.gRecently,mybestfriendsGrandMotherpassedaway;IaskedmyfriendwhatshouldIbringwithme.Shesaid“Justasympathycard”towhichisaid“ShouldIputmoneyinit?”Webothlaughed(IamtrulysorryifIhaveoffendedanyonebutLifeiseternal.Itdoesnotendwhenthebodydies) 4.Icanseethegoodinthemostdifficultofsituationand/ormostdisgustingofpeople.(excusemyjudgement) 5.Ilovetoreadandgrow;IamfacedwithsomeverypainfulmomentsofmylifebutI’vereadsomuchaboutselfforgivenessandgratitudethatIamamazedathowmuchlightthereisindarkesthours. Mayloveandlightbewithyouall September3,2013at5:42pm #41657 CaseyParticipant Thankyou,Lori,forasking.It’sbeensomethingI’vebeenstrugglingwithmywholelife,IhaveahardtimeacceptingmyselfforwhoIam,anditdoesn’thelpthati’malittleeccentric.ButsomethingI’vebeenlearningoverthislastsummerishowtobeabletolovemyself,andhowtobemoreacceptingofmyself,sothatIwhenIfinallygetovermydepression,Icanhelpothersdothatsame. (Idon’tmeantobreakthecontinuityofthegame,sorry) September3,2013at6:02pm #41670 AlexeySunlyParticipant Ijusthaveonething: IamallaroundAWESOME!;P September3,2013at7:21pm #41703 LoriDescheneKeymaster You’remostwelcome.Icanrelate,asIalsostruggledwithdepressionandhadahardtimeacceptingmyself,startingwhenIwasveryyoung.That’swonderful,thatyou’replanningtohelpothers.I’msureyouropennessandcommitmenttogrowthwillinspireotherpeople.Thankyouagainforstartingthisthread! November4,2013at6:46pm #44834 MarcusRPParticipant 1.IlikethatI’mfunny.Humoroftengetsmethroughdifficultsituations,anditisoneofthewaysImakefriends. 2.Ilikemygratitude,andmy“countyourblessings”pointofview. 3.IlikethatIcanplaypianoforhoursandliveinthemusicforawhile. 4.IlikethewayIcanintuitivelyfeelwhatothersarefeeling,andtrulyunderstandwhotheyareandwheretheycomefrom. 5.Ilikemydedicationtothebettermentofmyselfandmyperceptionoftheworldaroundme. November5,2013at2:26pm #44874 ZeeParticipant Thisisagoodidea!I’vealwayshaddifficultywiththesekindsofexercisesthough… 1.IlikethatIamintelligentandopenminded.I’minterestedinsomanythingsandalwayseagertolearn. 2.IlikethatIamcompassionate.Assomeoneelsesaid,Iamatotal“bleedingheart”,especiallywithanimalsandchildren. 3.IlikethatIamresilient.I’vebeenthroughalot,butIalwaysfindthestrengthtopullthroughsomehow. 4.IlikethatIamaffectionate.Ilovetogivehugsandjustbeclosetopeople. 5.IlikethatIamthoughtful.IalwaystryputalotofthoughtintowhenIgivegiftstopeople. November5,2013at8:35pm #44895 HappinessForYouParticipant Fivethingsaboutilikeaboutme. 1.Kind 2.Loving. 3.Caring. 4.patience. 5.Humor. November29,2013at3:17pm #45953 AndreaBelarrutiParticipant Greatidea!5thingsIlikeaboutme: 1.I’mfunny,IlaughevenwhenI’mnotsupposedtoandIoftenmakeotherssmile. 2.Icanreinventmyselfcompletelyifneeded,I’mquitefearlesswhenIknowIneedtomakeadeepchange. 3.I’malwayslookingatthelessonsandtheblessingseveninthemostchallengingsituations. 4.I’mquitecompassionate,I’mnotperfectbutItrytobeaslovingasIcan. 5.Iforgive;always.Andifit’sadeepwoundI’lldoalltheinnerworkIhavetoandthen,Iforgive;always. Thisisagoodexercise.Iwasabitsurprised,IconsiderthatI’maprettyself-lovingpersonbutthismademethinkabouthowoftendoItrulyrecognizemyvirtuesandsaynicethingstomyself.ThanksforsharingCasey! Thisreplywasmodified8years,3monthsagobyAndreaBelarruti. December1,2013at4:29pm #46036 CariParticipant Hummm.Thisisharderthanitshouldbe…. 1.Iamcreativeandartistic.EveryyearItrysomethingnew.Lastyearitwascrochet.Ithelpedmehealsomewounds.Thisyearit’splayingtheukele. 2.Iamthebestcheerleader.NotanactualonewithPompoms,butIcanmotivateandencouragepeople.Thereisnothingmorewonderfulthanhelpingsomeonetofeelalittlebitbetter. 3.Iamcompassionate. 4.IamquirkyandfunwhenI’mcomfortable.Ilikedoingsillythingstomakemyfriendsandfamilylaugh. 5.Idon’tholdontogrudges.Ijustwanttolive,learn,andmoveforward. ThankyouCasey.Ineededtodothisformyself.Yoursmallactofbraveryhasinspiredus.Ialsodon’tthinkyoushouldbeworriedaboutcomingacrossasbeingarrogantwhenyoutellpeopleyourstrengths.Knowingwhoyouareandwhatyoudowellisimportant. December1,2013at4:29pm #46037 CariParticipant Hummm.Thisisharderthanitshouldbe…. 1.Iamcreativeandartistic.EveryyearItrysomethingnew.Lastyearitwascrochet.Ithelpedmehealsomewounds.Thisyearit’splayingtheukele. 2.Iamthebestcheerleader.NotanactualonewithPompoms,butIcanmotivateandencouragepeople.Thereisnothingmorewonderfulthanhelpingsomeonetofeelalittlebitbetter. 3.Iamcompassionate. 4.IamquirkyandfunwhenI’mcomfortable.Ilikedoingsillythingstomakemyfriendsandfamilylaugh. 5.Idon’tholdontogrudges.Ijustwanttolive,learn,andmoveforward. ThankyouCasey.Ineededtodothisformyself.Yoursmallactofbraveryhasinspiredus.Ialsodon’tthinkyoushouldbeworriedaboutcomingacrossasbeingarrogantwhenyoutellpeopleyourstrengths.Knowingwhoyouareandwhatyoudowellisimportant. December2,2013at10:20am #46079 AnandaParticipant 1.IamabletofocuswhenIwantto. 2.Iamopen-mindedandappreciatenewperspectives. 3.Ihavelearnedhowtomaintainagoodattitude. 4.Iamagoodlistener. 5.Icanbefunny. Thankyouforthisexercise🙂 December13,2013at2:57pm #46707 MelissaParticipant 1.IlikethewayIlook,notavanitything,I’mjustblessedwithgoodgenesandliketotakecareofmyself. 2.I’mcreativeandwhatbringsmegreatjoyisthefactthatIbelievemyfriendsgenuinelylovewhatIproducewhetheritbeanenormousmulticolouredchocolatebrowniebirthdaycakeorahandpaintedtobaccotinwithcheekypersonalsloganon. 3.Icanseebothsidestoeverycoin.ItdrivesmyfriendsmadwhenIcan’ttakesidesinanargumentanddrivesmemadwhenIhavetovote.. 4.Ihaveathirstforknowledgeandquenchitwithresearch… 5.IlovethatIhavetheconfidencetotalkhappilytoanyoneatall(Iworkinabarandhavetobecounsellor,confidanteandcomedianallinoneevening).BringmethequeenandI’dfindoutwhatcolourknickersshe’swearingandmakeherlaughwhileshetoldme. December13,2013at9:30pm #46727 SreeParticipant Hey,itsagoodpractice…afteralongtimeI’mtryingtofindoutsomegoodthingsaboutmyself.Thanksforstartingthisthread. 1.Iamhelpful.Ialwaystaketohelpanyonewhoneedsmyhelp. 2.I’magoodlistener.problems,gossips,blahblah…I’mallearstolistentopeopleandtrytoconsolethem. 3.I’magoodentertainer..asIfeelcontentwhenpeopleleavemyhomewithasmileontheirfacesafterasumptuousdinnergettogether. 4.IamawittypersonandIlikethatinme. 5.IlikethefactthatIdon’tsticktoasinglethinginmylifeandalwayshaveanurgetoexplorenewideasandkeepmovingon.Noguiltload. Author Posts Viewing15posts-1through15(of46total) 1 2 3 4 → Youmustbeloggedintoreplytothistopic.PleaseloginORregister. Disclaimer Thissiteisnotintendedtoprovideanddoesnotconstitutemedical,legal,orotherprofessionaladvice.ThecontentonTinyBuddhaisdesignedtosupport,notreplace,medicalorpsychiatrictreatment.Pleaseseekprofessionalcareifyoubelieveyoumayhaveacondition.Beforeusingthesite,pleasereadourPrivacyPolicyandTermsofUse. 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