Oh, geez.
My difficulty with this question is not because I think there is nothing lovable about myself.
Rather, I feel conflicted about prompts like this because they seem so much like gazing at my own belly button.
Or tooting my own horn.
So, I’m going to approach it like this. You know how the doxology says, “Praise God from whom all blessings flow”?
Well, there are things that God has blessed me with that I am grateful for. And I suppose those could qualify as “things I love about myself”.
Which thing do I pick? Do I go shallow? deep? Maybe one of each?
Shallow!
Let’s do shallow first: I love my height. I’m 5’8″, and I think that’s probably exactly what I’d pick if you gave me a choice!
I’ve got enough height to bypass all the difficulties that come with being short, and at the same time, I’m not so tall that I experience tall-people-problems, like difficulty buying clothes.
A little deeper
I am grateful that God has given me a heart that cares about other people’s feelings and welfare.
Often, particularly on the internet, I see people not being kind to each other, and I wonder if that just stems from not really thinking about other people’s feelings and welfare.
If we were all able to put ourselves in someone else’s shoes, I think that would give us compassion for their struggles and difficulties and would in turn help us want to be more kind.
I am also 5’8″, and I feel exactly the same way about my height! There are many things about my physical self I might like to change, but my height isn’t one of them. Which is good, because there’s precisely nothing I can do about it.
Yep! If you can find joy in unchangeable aspects of yourself, you might as well revel in it.
I’m also 5’8″, but I do have “tall-people-problems” – I’m short waisted and have freakishly long arms and legs – kind of like a spider monkey – LOL! But I do like my height. I could go taller though because my husband is 6’3″.
I have the opposite shape; very long waisted, and I have unusually short arms for how tall I am. Sleeves are often too long for me!
Sleeves are too long for me too.
I used to be 5’6-1/2”. Now I’m 5’3”. I DONT LIKE THAT!! I do like myself though. Most of the time I think, “If ‘they’ really knew me, I’ll bet they’d really like me.” I was very shy growing up. Most of the time now I’m not, and I really like those times. However, I’m not a groupie…I like very small groups, like 2 or 3.
I love that I track, organize and compile information in the hopes that it helps others understand and appreciate the world more.
I like the way you approached that question.
Love this! I see how children are affected by bullying or simple blindness at school (or anywhere), and I have to wonder: what more can be done to teach simple care and concern for others? Some people are blessed with this gift, but surely it can also be taught and learned…?
I wish I knew for sure. I try to help my children put themselves in other people’s shoes, but I have yet to see how well this translates into a lifelong habit for them.
For instance, if they have said something unkind to a sibling, I might say, “How would you feel if Dad said that to you?” just to try to help them see how their words could have landed with someone else.
And I try to model thinking of others…I’m hoping that as they see me relate that way to other people (and also relate to them that way), they will pick it up.
But. I am no parenting expert and I have no scientific data to back up what I’m trying!
Oh my goodness… “How would you feel if Dad said that to you?” Wow. What a powerful question to ask a kiddo! Great idea.
5’8 is a great height. At 6’0, I absolutely have tall-people problems. I still enjoy being tall:).
I think it’s interesting that you become so used to your height that you no longer see the problems that might come with it. I’m 5’2″, so I probably do some things a little differently, but I can’t say I notice it. (However, it can limit clothing options, especially trying to shop off the rack in actual stores.)