High fiving you for your stubbornness! You are so very much not alone here 🙋🏻♀️ my grandma would introduce me to people with the tagline of "the most stubborn person on earth".. that was my warning label forever tagged to me. I'm better at it, but I'm with you on the forgiveness and forgetting.. I forgive for me and never forget.
Okay a few little things I like about myself! (Also if I was a summer shoe it would be a Birkenstock because I'm forever a hippie flower child *post about that coming soon ):
I am an excellent cookie and cake maker- baking is my favorite thing to do when I want to give things away.
I am a good listener- I used to think I'd be a therapist, but college costs too much for my Masters! So, now I listen to leaders and employees instead for a paycheck! I'm a great sounding board.
I am a devourer of words- I love words so much. How they play and paint and move through us.
I love tattoos- I use my skin as a canvas and carry my ink as though it's living art.
Okay that's all I've got for now!
Still working through being a better verbal communicator. I love to distill my thoughts through writing, but when it comes to speaking them out loud I feel like I stumble a lot.
I'm no saint either and should myself to death often. Working on those things too!!
Thank you for giving us insight into you, K! I appreciate and love you exactly as you are!! Xoxo
I loved reading this and getting to to know more about you! 🙌 I felt like I was reading a lil mini memoir hehe, I LOVE memoirs too, and learning about what makes someone... them. I especially relate to the stubbornness one (if you cross me, good luck getting me to forgive and let go, UGH I do not like this trait and am aware it's not a great trait lol) and the sharing one, I never thought about it much before but I'm with you... I am just not a great sharer... get your own! 😂
I love sharing the trait that we don’t like to share! 😂 I appreciate you reading AND taking the time to comment- you made my weekend. I love your writing, honored to have you stop by!
Loved your 'Who Am I?' section!!! You know yourself so well which is something that I could probably afford to work on. You've inspired me to have a good think about 'Who I Am' this weekend.
!!! That’s the kindest compliment I DO LOVE THE WORDS OF AFFIRMATION- but I’ll keeping working on it too bc I think we can ALL level up with our self-awareness at every stage of life. Also-if you have any lightbulb moments this weekend PLZ PLZ write about them?! When I say I’ll RUN TO MY INBOX- this is coming from the heart of a human who does NOT run 😂🙏
This is so great. I feel like I've learned so much about you from that list. I am also a dork, although on rare occasions I reach nerd status. And I love nonfiction! Although I gravitate towards history/biographies. I like personal development but after I read one I usually need to read something lighter after.
I definitely need to get better at self-awareness. I am introspective by nature but not always in tune with what's going on.
As for my list:
What I like:
Inquisitive - I love learning
Empathetic - I care about and want to help others
Experimenter - If something doesn't work, I'm not above switching gears and trying something new
Funny
Grounded - I try not to get too high or too low about things. Doesn't always work, but I've gotten better
What I need to work on:
Stubborn - I do switch gears, but after lots of kicking and screaming
Confidence - I let too many things affect my self confidence. Comparison, impostor syndrome, lack of success, etc. I am better at calling out my own BS that I don't have any reason not to be confident, but I could be better
Focus - I struggle with focusing, which is the root cause of a lot of my problems.
Commitment - similar to focus, I have trouble making decisions and keeping to them. In this case, stubbornness would be useful.
WOW- this is an incredible compilation. You are speaking w so much clarity around your strengths and opportunities to grow. I resonate deeply with having imposter syndrome, and you know what- thanks to your comment, I feel brave enough to say that I do think I’m funny too! (Even if I’m the only one laughing… 😅)
I so appreciate you reading and commenting today, Chris. 🙏
Thanks Kay ! Love getting to know about you and your beautiful family/life and we have common traits good n bad! Grateful for focus on self discovery and while trying observe me my feelings and why I feel that way ?
I’m working understanding and accepting why I’m too self conscious and being judgmental the flip side! Those feed off each other and I’m aware and that helps in itself;) nice to share the self awareness journey that goes on and on as we grow and know ourselves so we can share and connect with others
I don’t know where to start- I love everything about this and YOU!
On being stubborn: omg yes- forgive but never forget - that’s how history repeats itself.
On your summer Birks: I LOVE THIS SO MUCH CANNOT WAIT TO READ MORE FROM YOU. I want to know everyone’s summer show now!
Your Baking: 🙌 I bet the recipients of your treats are happy campers
On being a good listener: I believe it. It feels like everyone in HR should be a good listener, but somehow it’s only a handful of us that actually hear things. I bet the “therapy” you give out to your colleagues is next level. You don’t need a grad degree to care.
And finally, verbal communication: I could not be more on the same page with you if I TRIED. Thank G we have writing.
I can’t tell you how much it means to me that you woke up and read my letter today, and then shared your whole soul for us all to see.
You are so special (as Augie likes to say) and Loved. ✨🦋✨
High fiving you for your stubbornness! You are so very much not alone here 🙋🏻♀️ my grandma would introduce me to people with the tagline of "the most stubborn person on earth".. that was my warning label forever tagged to me. I'm better at it, but I'm with you on the forgiveness and forgetting.. I forgive for me and never forget.
Okay a few little things I like about myself! (Also if I was a summer shoe it would be a Birkenstock because I'm forever a hippie flower child *post about that coming soon ):
I am an excellent cookie and cake maker- baking is my favorite thing to do when I want to give things away.
I am a good listener- I used to think I'd be a therapist, but college costs too much for my Masters! So, now I listen to leaders and employees instead for a paycheck! I'm a great sounding board.
I am a devourer of words- I love words so much. How they play and paint and move through us.
I love tattoos- I use my skin as a canvas and carry my ink as though it's living art.
Okay that's all I've got for now!
Still working through being a better verbal communicator. I love to distill my thoughts through writing, but when it comes to speaking them out loud I feel like I stumble a lot.
I'm no saint either and should myself to death often. Working on those things too!!
Thank you for giving us insight into you, K! I appreciate and love you exactly as you are!! Xoxo
I loved reading this and getting to to know more about you! 🙌 I felt like I was reading a lil mini memoir hehe, I LOVE memoirs too, and learning about what makes someone... them. I especially relate to the stubbornness one (if you cross me, good luck getting me to forgive and let go, UGH I do not like this trait and am aware it's not a great trait lol) and the sharing one, I never thought about it much before but I'm with you... I am just not a great sharer... get your own! 😂
I love sharing the trait that we don’t like to share! 😂 I appreciate you reading AND taking the time to comment- you made my weekend. I love your writing, honored to have you stop by!
Hahah "sharing the anti-share" trait. YES 😂 Aww thank you!! 😄 And thank you for the lovely content to comment on! 🙌
Loved your 'Who Am I?' section!!! You know yourself so well which is something that I could probably afford to work on. You've inspired me to have a good think about 'Who I Am' this weekend.
!!! That’s the kindest compliment I DO LOVE THE WORDS OF AFFIRMATION- but I’ll keeping working on it too bc I think we can ALL level up with our self-awareness at every stage of life. Also-if you have any lightbulb moments this weekend PLZ PLZ write about them?! When I say I’ll RUN TO MY INBOX- this is coming from the heart of a human who does NOT run 😂🙏
This is so great. I feel like I've learned so much about you from that list. I am also a dork, although on rare occasions I reach nerd status. And I love nonfiction! Although I gravitate towards history/biographies. I like personal development but after I read one I usually need to read something lighter after.
I definitely need to get better at self-awareness. I am introspective by nature but not always in tune with what's going on.
As for my list:
What I like:
Inquisitive - I love learning
Empathetic - I care about and want to help others
Experimenter - If something doesn't work, I'm not above switching gears and trying something new
Funny
Grounded - I try not to get too high or too low about things. Doesn't always work, but I've gotten better
What I need to work on:
Stubborn - I do switch gears, but after lots of kicking and screaming
Confidence - I let too many things affect my self confidence. Comparison, impostor syndrome, lack of success, etc. I am better at calling out my own BS that I don't have any reason not to be confident, but I could be better
Focus - I struggle with focusing, which is the root cause of a lot of my problems.
Commitment - similar to focus, I have trouble making decisions and keeping to them. In this case, stubbornness would be useful.
WOW- this is an incredible compilation. You are speaking w so much clarity around your strengths and opportunities to grow. I resonate deeply with having imposter syndrome, and you know what- thanks to your comment, I feel brave enough to say that I do think I’m funny too! (Even if I’m the only one laughing… 😅)
I so appreciate you reading and commenting today, Chris. 🙏
Thanks Kay ! Love getting to know about you and your beautiful family/life and we have common traits good n bad! Grateful for focus on self discovery and while trying observe me my feelings and why I feel that way ?
I’m working understanding and accepting why I’m too self conscious and being judgmental the flip side! Those feed off each other and I’m aware and that helps in itself;) nice to share the self awareness journey that goes on and on as we grow and know ourselves so we can share and connect with others
🌈🪷☮️❤️
I am definitely an “Edna Mode”-r. LOL
I don’t know where to start- I love everything about this and YOU!
On being stubborn: omg yes- forgive but never forget - that’s how history repeats itself.
On your summer Birks: I LOVE THIS SO MUCH CANNOT WAIT TO READ MORE FROM YOU. I want to know everyone’s summer show now!
Your Baking: 🙌 I bet the recipients of your treats are happy campers
On being a good listener: I believe it. It feels like everyone in HR should be a good listener, but somehow it’s only a handful of us that actually hear things. I bet the “therapy” you give out to your colleagues is next level. You don’t need a grad degree to care.
And finally, verbal communication: I could not be more on the same page with you if I TRIED. Thank G we have writing.
I can’t tell you how much it means to me that you woke up and read my letter today, and then shared your whole soul for us all to see.
You are so special (as Augie likes to say) and Loved. ✨🦋✨