I figured it would be nice to have some self love over the holidays and this is a pretty direct approach.
I can start:
I like my curiosity. I like wondering what would happen if I did things differently and so I'm open to new approaches and experiences. What about you?
Very recent development: I like my voice now, after decades of hating it. I get compliments from co-workers and customers. I kill ar karaoke. I have the booming and gravelly voice I always wanted as an awkward teenager and awkward young adult, and all I had to do was smoke weed like a chimney and learn to breathe from my diaphragm
Also I'm a pretty decent writer and I am funny, because I had to be
My parasympathetic response is pure fight no flight. I have a natural instinct to run toward a crisis, and the more chaotic it is the more I'm in a flow state akin to mountain biking. If an injury is survivable I've got a good chance at saving the person regardless of circumstance. If a physical fight is winnable, self-preservation doesn't make me hesitate. If shit kicks off while hiking, my situational awareness spikes and I can really easily come up with treatment and extraction plans without panicking. Paramedicine was like abusing adderall.
I've been told a number of times that I'm kind and patient and that people feel safe around me. That means a lot to me, because I needed people like me around in darker times in my life.
I can see that in the way you write. Which makes it especially powerful when you criticize people like :my-hero:
You flatter me, but unfortunately I've known a lot of cruelty and cruel people in my life. The ruling class is more or less people I've already known, just with more money and connections.
I used to wonder if the villains in my novel trilogy were "too evil" or even "too arrogant" but recent years have shown me that their presentation checks out.
I feel like leftists have even more trauma in our community but we took that as an opportunity to say - no more. I will not perpetuate that onto other people.
I've met so many chuds with the attitude"well I had to suffer you should too" Like what the fuck?! I had to suffer and I don't want any one to ever have go through that shit. I truly don't understand any other mindset.
Things I like about myself? Uhhh..
My ability to smell bullshit is pretty good, I guess?
Shneef scheef
I've done a really good job the past couple years of getting out there and talking to strangers. Super proud of myself for that. I mean I'm still awful at it, and I've only done it like once/month because I then have to spend three weeks hiding in my bedroom and crying like a wuss, but I've managed to make like 2 genuine friends, after a decade of thinking I'd never make another friend since school!
You can't make me mad. Does not work. You can be the rudest most aggressive asshole on the planet and I'm just like "lmao what's this guy's problem"
I won't do it, but I seriously wonder if someone will see that as a challenge and try.
Make sure to write a letter to the newspaper to ensure they report you're not mad
I'm about to turn 38 and my hairline is exactly where it was when I was 23.
I'm really good with animals, like almost supernaturally good. Dogs just do what I say with barley any training, my cats come sit and roll over. Animals that won't go near other people cuddle me. I've nursed a bunch of wild animals back to health. I just connect with them in a way other people can't seem to.
I'm a bit shy but I can get along with or talk to almost anyone, of almost any age. I like my creative output and ideas even if I've never made something of myself in that regard. I'm good at enjoying life when the timing is right.
Impossible to make me mad (don't think it's ever happened). And whenever someone asks me if I want to do something with them, I never say no. I've grown a lot as a person and have a ton of fun little stories about my adventures since I adopted that mindset
I like that I make things. Songs, software, games. When I'm not at work, I enjoy putting the work in on creative things. Even if I don't share them always. Even though I'm not trying to make money from it. It just feels nice and gives me a sense of purpose within my control.
