Good evening, everyone. I have an announcement to make:
You are awesome.
Not a little bit awesome. Not sorta kinda awesome. You are thoroughly, completely, and incredibly awesome.
Really, have you looked at yourself lately? Have you taken a moment to consider your many amazing qualities? If not, here’s a little activity I’d like to you do:
1. Make a list of five amazing, beautiful physical qualities about yourself. Don’t couch them in an insult (“I look good for my age” or “I have nice legs for an overweight person“). You have at least five beautiful things about you, I guarantee. If you can’t see them immediately, this is your opportunity to search for them. Find those five amazing things about your appearance and list them.
2. Make a list of five amazing things about your mind. Don’t couch them in an insult (“I’m smart for someone who never finished college“). You have at least five incredible things going on up your head. If you can’t think of them immediately, this is your chance to discover them. Find those five amazing things about your mind and list them.
3. Make a list of five amazing things you have accomplished. Don’t couch them in an insult (“I’ve accomplished a lot for someone with children“). You have accomplished at least five spectacular things in your life. If they don’t spring immediately to mind, take this time to remember them. Find those five amazing accomplishments and list them.
Now you have yours lists of amazing things about your physical appearance, your mind, and your accomplishments. What can you do with them? Here are some ideas:
Share them here in the comments.
Share them on your blog as a new post.
Share the link to this blog with others, so that they can comment with or blog their lists.
Copy and share this entire post on your blog, along with your lists.
Share this entire post or a link to this post on a favorite forum, along with your lists.
Email these prompts to friends and family and encourage them to share their lists or post them somewhere.
Print out your list and put it somewhere visible (your car, your desk, your bathroom mirror) and look at it every day.
Encourage your spouse/partner and/or children to make a list, too, and share them with each other.
Read your lists as often as you need to in order to remember that you, the unique and remarkable you, are an amazing person. Don’t let anyone tell you anything different. We spend too much of our lives tearing ourselves down or letting other people do it for us. I personally think all of us should stop that bad habit RIGHT NOW. I recently made a rule that I would never say anything outloud about myself that I wouldn’t say about someone else to his/her own face. I hope you can start doing the same for YOU.
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Amazingly enough, even Jon did this activity. It opened up wonderful conversation in our house this evening. Thanks.
Oh, Daisy! Yours are beautiful!
Ok, here’s mine (just wanted other people to write theirs w/o mine right in their face):
Appearance:
1. I have large, beautiful eyes.
2. My eyebrows rock — big, bold, and black, and I do a great job shaping them into something striking
3. My stretchmarks are beautiful; they tell the tale of three babies grown and born
4. I have clear Irish skin that is wrinkling just like I want it to, at my eyes and laugh lines
5. My height is just perfect for my marriage. I’m tall enough to reach nearly everything on the shelves, but just short enough that I need to ask Officer Daddyman to get the very highest stuff.
Mind:
1. I can remember things almost photographically if I read them. This is very useful, as I can quote large passages from various and sundry works.
2. I’m creative enough to sometimes even get paid for it.
3. I usually feel smart and educated enough to be up to the task of educating my children.
4. I have a natural “ear” for poetry — good for writing it, reading it aloud, and remembering song lyrics
5. I learn things quickly, especially if the output is tangible
Accomplishments:
1. I earned my master’s degree in professional writing — while planning a wedding, growing a baby, and nursing a newborn!
2. I have finally learned to knit well enough that I am proud to give my work as gifts, especially to my children
3. I helped put on a fantastic Red Tent last month, which helped a lot of area women make connections w/in the community
4. I have published two (co-authored books) and many articles
5. I didn’t freak out today while cleaning the house, even though we cut it close w/ the time AND we were having company over. This is a Big Deal ™ for me, since I normally get panicky if we’re running short of time.
Hooray! I love it. You ARE awesome, Smrt Mama.
You are awesome, too, Daisy!
That is fantastic – I am going to finish my list later today. One question. WHAT is a Red Tent event? It sounds fantastic, and I feel like I have to do one.
You can learn more about BOLD Red Tents here. It’s essentially a gathering of women to reestablish the oral tradition of sharing birth stories/experiences. Ours included 25 vendors of products and services for pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding, and parenting, as well as a potluck dinner and a raffle of over 30 items. We raised $300 for charity and helped a lot of local women find doulas, lactation support, etc.
Mine is on my blog. Here’s the cut and paste for the link: http://moonbeamamusings.blogspot.com/2010/11/you-are-amazing-and-beautiful-and.html
Thanks for giving this challenge. It was a good exercise for me. Another reminder to be thankful.
Thank you so much for participating and spreading the word.
What a great idea! I’ll have to give it some thought, and see about posting it on my blog…
I shared your post… and my answers … on my blog (http://shadowdancer.typepad.com/blog/2010/11/you-are-amazing-the-best-meme-ever.html)
What a splendid challenge!
I shared your post as well – thanks for the challenge and the reminder
Here’s my post:
http://thisadventurelife.wordpress.com/2010/11/18/because-smrt-mama-said-to/
~h
Thank you!
Thank you for making this challenge! I rose to it. :0) http://emeraldsunshine.org/2010/11/19/i-am-amazing-and-so-are-you/
I saw that! Thank you for participating and passing it along. I’m tired of the culture (so prevalent among women, especially) of tearing ourselves down to build others up.
I’m a little late to the party… but here I am. Thanks for this – great activity to help us remember
I posted on my blog my answers with a link to yours!
http://silveroutlinedwindow.wordpress.com/2011/07/27/you-are-amazing-and-beautiful-and-accomplished/
Well, I took the challenge!
Here it is: http://taytayhser.blogspot.com/2011/08/you-are-amazing-and-beautiful-and.html