I complain way more than I have a right to. Most of us do. Nothing is ever good enough or appreciated. We may be grateful for some things, but I feel like it is so rare. Maybe you appreciate favors & items of great material value--and even other people--but do you ever stop and appreciate yourself? I was just thinking about how even though we may be appreciative of "things" we are rarely content with ourselves. I know I'm guilty. There is always something about myself I don't like-- be it physical or personality-wise. I'm pretty sure that is how most of us are, always thinking about changing. We constantly think about what we DON'T like about ourselves, rather than be appreciative of how awesome we are. I know we do this to others too, but I feel that the first step in appreciating others is learning to appreciate ourselves.
When I woke up this morning and got ready for work, I probably looked in the mirror and listed 50 negative things about myself, subconsciously of course. I don't even think about it. In my head it is, "oh my hair looks hideous, my skin isn't flawless today, I'm too introverted/ I'm too extroverted, my eyes are puffy, my arm looks fat, my freckles are hideous, my voice is too deep, I get stressed out too easily..." blah blah blah. I understand people being critical of themselves when it is in moderation or valid. If someone is 300 pounds and they are not content with themselves, ok valid. It would be in their health's best interest to make some changes. But to constantly overlook how much you have to be grateful for about yourself isn't.
I could be dying of breast cancer, but I'm not. Okay maybe that isn't a great example because that is unfortunately too common. What I mean is... I could have cataplexy that causes me to collapse from muscle weakness every time I experienced an intense emotion, like laughter. I don't. I'm not the man being featured on TLC as "The Half Ton Man." I don't have Hypertrichosis Syndrome, which would make me look like a hairy-human-werwolf. [Ok maybe I have been watching a LITTLE too much TLC.] I have all my wits, as well as my limbs. I have no outstanding diseases. Whatever.
Maybe none of my brain-jumble makes sense to you, so here is it more simply [but certainly not eloquently]; no matter how bad you think you are, you probably aren't. It could always be so much worse. So, lets all just love ourselves a little bit more, even if its only for today.
[[Jen]]
When I woke up this morning and got ready for work, I probably looked in the mirror and listed 50 negative things about myself, subconsciously of course. I don't even think about it. In my head it is, "oh my hair looks hideous, my skin isn't flawless today, I'm too introverted/ I'm too extroverted, my eyes are puffy, my arm looks fat, my freckles are hideous, my voice is too deep, I get stressed out too easily..." blah blah blah. I understand people being critical of themselves when it is in moderation or valid. If someone is 300 pounds and they are not content with themselves, ok valid. It would be in their health's best interest to make some changes. But to constantly overlook how much you have to be grateful for about yourself isn't.
I could be dying of breast cancer, but I'm not. Okay maybe that isn't a great example because that is unfortunately too common. What I mean is... I could have cataplexy that causes me to collapse from muscle weakness every time I experienced an intense emotion, like laughter. I don't. I'm not the man being featured on TLC as "The Half Ton Man." I don't have Hypertrichosis Syndrome, which would make me look like a hairy-human-werwolf. [Ok maybe I have been watching a LITTLE too much TLC.] I have all my wits, as well as my limbs. I have no outstanding diseases. Whatever.
Maybe none of my brain-jumble makes sense to you, so here is it more simply [but certainly not eloquently]; no matter how bad you think you are, you probably aren't. It could always be so much worse. So, lets all just love ourselves a little bit more, even if its only for today.
[[Jen]]
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