Wonderful Things about Me

Make lists of hundreds and hundreds of wonderful things about you. Keep adding to it every day. (from The Secret website)

1.      I take care of the birds

2.      I do what I can for their *freedom. *

3.      Tuesday now. I play piano

4.      I can get joy from that.

5.      I can *give * joy from that

6.      I am funny

7.      I am quick-witted enough.

8.      I am smart.

9.      I am noble.

10.   I am kind.

11.   I forgive.

12.   I am mostly honest.

13.   I do not break confidences.

14.   I often have a good sense of priorities.

15.   I am very impathetic.

16.   I have energy!

17.   I smile at people.

18.   And it makes them feel good, apparently.

19.   I am bubbly.

20.   It doesn’t take much to make me enjoy.

21.   I am not terribly materialistic.

22.   I try.

23.   Okay. Let’s keep going. Really go for it. The idea here is to have lists of hundreds and hundreds of wonderful things about me (from the book “The Power.” Don’t worry if it’s too petty or anything. Just keep going. I’m cute.

24.   I’m interesting.

25.   I’m quirky.

26.   I have talents like needlework

27.   I am open-minded

28.   I get long with other people very ewll

29.   I am NOT bragedocious. I just quietly do the things…

30.   My students tend to be very happy in class.

31.   I am ALWAYS improving

32.   I have learned to forgive others. And have begun to learn to forgive myself.

33.   I am ethical.

34.   I can be trusted.

35.   I do what I have to do.

36.   I can be fun to be around

37.   I am a really good actress.

38.   I am great at meditation. I strat to change within like 2 breaths.

39.   I straightened my house. Finally. Hadn’t done since April.

40.   I have gotten through growing up with a schizophrenic mother

41.   And the early sudden tragic death of my father

42.   And 2 marriage break-ups

43.   And poverty

44.   And accidents

45.   I once did THIS:

Had 4 accidents (none my fault)

Lyme disease (took 7 weeks for them to diagnose)

Double pneumonia

Spent over a year out of 3 in bed.

No car

No bathroom electricity

No refrigerator

Mice would get in house if I tried to put like container of juice on cold windowsill.

Virtually no money at all

Depression

Loss

Divorce

Neck brace

Pain pills

pain

During that time I:

Got a job

And a second job

Then a better job

Bought a house – having never written a check in my life (except once for wedding gown, with friend’s help!) Bought a house. After 92 banks turned me down!

Got a Master’s degree. Walked with neck brace 3 ½ miles to course at night for some time, for Masters.  Got it. 4.0.

Got tenure.

  That is a lot of accomplishment