Thought for the Day

[hellison]

Well, the question asking idea (previous post) did turn out Interesting as expected, tho some of the directions it took were quite unexpected e.g. discussion of one's preferences for/against the... more hirsute Gentleman's Area.
But thank you all for trying (very trying, in some cases).

One question, however, threw me completely and also caused me to Think; littlebluefish asked "What do you really love about yourself?". And I couldn't answer.
Eventually I did think of something (my ability to be independent, which is incredibly important to me) but it took quite a while and I still haven't come up with anything else - which set me wondering why it was so difficult.
Ask me for a list of things I like and I could manage, things I don't like and you'd be here all day, but 'love'? I don't think I've ever been asked to think of myself in those terms before, and it seems it never occurred to me to do it for myself ;p

Then I wondered if it's just me? Or is it a wider thing - are we not encouraged to love ourselves enough (at the risk of sounding a bit selfhelp/twee there)? And if not, why not?

So! Today's question for the class; more of a youyou than a meme for once ;)

What do you really love about yourself?

Comments

[fragglechick.livejournal.com]

Good question, like yourself I can think of things that I LIKE about myself, and could write a book on the things I dislike, but love...

I guess I could say that I love my open-mindedness. It's stood me in good stead over the years...

[hellison.livejournal.com]

I am actually quite relieved in a way that I'm not the only one that finds this difficult ;)
I could happily list all day things I love about other people, but when it comes to myself, I'm stumped.

That's a good one tho, it's not always easy to keep an open mind but a very valuable trait to possess.

[fragglechick.livejournal.com]

I think I have to grudgingly give kudos to my mother (*shudder*) for that one, as my father is the most judgemental man in existence, whereas I don't actually remember my mother being judgemental much. Or at all, when I think about it. I'm sure she was - I think we all are a little, but just not often enough for it to leave a trace in my memory.

At first I used to wonder if it was a flaw. Things that really seem to shock and/or offend friends really don't matter a great deal to me either way, so perhaps what I think is open-mindedness is actually just indifference... Has the same effect I guess, and I don't need to work at it like I might the former. :)

[hellison.livejournal.com]

The results are the same either way, which is probably the important thing ;p

Tho I do notice you're instantly playing down the thing you say you love most about yourself - something I do too, tho I try to stop if I catch myself doing it these days (similar to running down achievements when complimented with 'oh it wasn't that hard' or 'oh if i could do it anyone could' etc. but that's possibly a different post ;p)