Good for you, CCL. All the things that you accomplished sound wonderful -- and even more wonderful is your recognition and praise for yourself. I think that must be how positive self-image starts -- by watering and growing it with our own recognition for our accomplishments. So long as we are turning outward for validation, it can never be positive self image.

I'd also like to mention that I think that the Kudos and Affirmations thread fills the need to state our accomplishments (kudos for ourselves) and get praise (affirmations). It might be a more interesting Forum????

Keep going, CCL! This is an inspiring post.