Your Best Qualities?

I was just thinking how depressing life can be and how it affects your self-esteem and self-image. I know this can be a tough thing to see in your darkest hours, but it may help to bring you up out of that depression and self-hating cycle we often go through.

Think of your best qualities and write them down...here I'll go first:

1. kind
2. considerate of others
3. pretty
4. generous
5. giving
6. loyal to friends and family
7. respectful
8. caring
9. loving
10. honest

Great idea Lexi......I have to think about it for a while though before I can make a list. I'm not feeling too optomistic right now.

My best qualities?

Patient
Kind
Empathetic
Smart
Sensitive
Friendly
Approachable

good thread idea (((lexi)))) and good for you and (((cms)))) for posting!!!! I, too, need to think about what I would say, as right now I don't feel so safe that others without my best interest in mind would not make negative references to something I say. sigh.

But, it is good ...this thread... in that, a quality is an ongoing, usual attribute (not the evidence of a stress related emotion )

this is a good thread as it challenges us.

So having been challenged I would say our best quality is loyalty. Bit of a "fight to the death to help/save you if you matter to us" kinda girl

All the girls

i am loving, loyal, caring, gentle, smart, intersting, funny, honest, helpful, genuine. i am a good person.

Wow... I've had to think about what I would post here. But here goes:

1- I'm very giving.
2- I'm non-judgemental
3- I'm sympathetic
4- I'm creative
5- I'm smart
6- I'm worth it

I agree, good thread!

Let's see, during those times when I'm not beating myself up, I realize I'm...

Intelligent
Creative
Witty
Loyal
Open Minded
Dependable
...and on real good days, I'm not half bad looking, either!

Smart
Loyal almost to the point of being a flaw
Caring
Friendly
Dependable
So darn cute it's sickening (big head... I know... I won't feel that way tomorrow)
Hard working
Headstrong (in a good way)

I'm sure there are more, but I can't think of them right now.

Smart
Curious
Loyal
Very Friendly
Courageous
Never Late
Great Cook
Really, Really Funny
Good Gardener/Interior Decorator
Excellent with Animals

This is really really hard for me, but it is something my counsellor is trying to get me to do too so I guess I should try it.

I am....
Hard working
Creative
Caring
A good mum

as a sideline, this feels horribly unsafe. I can hear voices from my past telling that to say such things is boasting, big headed. How do you combat those voices? Maybe that should be another thread tho - I don't want to hijack this one.

Caroline

Hmm, hard question but a good one. Here goes:

Loyal
Friendly
Very non-judgemental
Creative
Trustworthy
Giving
Kind
Helpful when I'm givin' the chance to help.
Very dedicated to the things I love/like.

again like most of ppl on here this can be a hard question;

this is how i feel today,
friendly
good worker
hopefully a good mother
a good wife
caring

Compassionate
Reliable
Genuine
Affable
Industrious
Consistent
Flexible
Loyal (to a core few)
Judicious
Dry Sense of Humor
Inquisitive
Spiritual (in a solitary way)

Good Thread.
Hmm.
smart
hard working
honest
good listener
good writer
I can't think of many more because I've been sad quite a bit over the past three weeks which makes me think of my childhood.

Some of my best qualities...

I always try...
Never give up...
Sweet
Gentle
Loving
Caring

Oooh fun! (It'll make me feel good about myself)

1.) We'll start with something a little commercial....I have smexy long dancer legs! =D Don't laugh for I am very proud of them.

2.) When I actually try I am very beautiful! =D (I know to a lot that sounds self-centered but I am PROUD! I can reach a point where I feel comfortable with my physical appearance and have confidence in myself. Something we all should have. ^^)

3.) I'm really funny. Like I'll say something to make ME laugh and end up making someone else laugh instead. ^^

4.) I'm really creative and know I have some artistic talent. (I just need to master and build it is all)

5.) I am very lovable. =D

6.) I'm very nurturing. I LOVE animals and children.

Love Jen

whew...I don't know....I guess I could list a couple.
I...
write well.
I'm the best mother I can be.
I have some confidence.
I'm caring.
and
I'm really really hot!!! lol......(just joking)

Desirae

Ohh, hadn't seen this thread before =O

Good qualities:

Patient
Loving
Caring of others and their feelings/comfort
Am sometimes beautiful even to my own eyes...and sometimes just cute
A world class smart aleck
a pretty good texas hold 'em player

hmmm.

1) Sharing
2) self-knowledge
3) deep heart
4) honest
5) supportive
6) not afraid to call the shots-as needed.

<ul type="square">[*]altruistic[/list]

good thread! Feeling good today, so here I go...

caring
loyal
smart

being a survivor.

Alot of people if they are asked if they could change one thing about them and their life they say that they would change that they had been abused. but not me. If I change that then everything I am would also change. including the good -

Mother
college graduate
advocate for survivors rights
multi-talented -
writer
artistic
creative
always try to see the humor in down situations

still working on this. sigh.<ul type="square">[*]thrifty[*]clean in thought, word, and deed ("mentally alert, morally straight")[*]generous[*]loyal[*]sincere[*]courteous[*]eccentric! [/list]

Love and accept yourself including the voices. Talk to or give the concerned suggestions to the trusting voice continually. I trust that when we expect ourselves to see the light in an issue, eventually the light becomes brighter. I appreciate your sharing and it motivated me to write. Which is a good thing. Please continue to write and review your best qualities. You reminded me to go back and look at my cards with my lists of things I am grateful for and my gifts and talents. Also I am reminded to persevere, to run the race. May this encourage your decision to sustain the motivation.