identify 100 reasons why I am proud of myself

Hope I don’t double up here!

61. For make brilliant stir fries
62. For becoming less shy
63. For reassessing my life
64. For boldly exploring my ‘dark places’
65. For letting go of negative people in my life
66. For being self motivated
67. For knowing when to push myself, and knowing when to slow down
68. For calling my Nanna today to say ‘thankyou’ even though she ended up upsetting me :(
69. For being nicer to Molly
70. For letting go of bitterness
71. For feeling inspired
72. For going running and exploring my neighbourhood
73. For stopping compairing myself to other people
74. For getting wonderful christmas presents for people
75. For seeking my own happiness, in my own unique ways
76. For being a good ‘organiser’
77. For being able to lift heavy weights at the gym
78. For being more conscious of my negative self-talk
79. For being more spontaneous
80. For valuing my family
81. For creating balance in my life
82. For not letting work get to me so much
83. For having great hair tehe
84. For having a strong sense of what I like, and what I don’t
85. For really making an effort this christmas
86. For being more understanding of how hard my partner works
87. For getting through my exams
88. For keeping on top of my clinic notes this semester
89. For realising that we all have our own paths, and just because mine doesn’t look like someone else’s, it doesn’t mean it’s wrong
90. For organising the bookcase today
91. For being a great dancer
92. For my connection with nature
93. For putting less pressure on myself to be ‘perfect’ all the time. I’m human, and I’m imperfect, and that’s okay
94. For having a close relationship with my Mum
95. For being good with animals
96. For the way that I seem to love people more than I knew was possible
97. For always wanting to do better, for not being apathetic about my life
98. For giving myself some much-needed relaxation time over the last couple of days
99. For my eclectic taste in music
100. For having a funky sense of style

Yay! I did it! I suppose when I look at it like this, I really have a lot of be proud about!

And you may wish to get a sharp pencil, (or a working pen) eraser, and paper.

Don’t be afraid to set something down if you’re not sure; you can always ask people whom you trust what THEY think. Or you can sleep on something, and reconsider it later.

1. I learned to honor my mother and father;
2. I learned the languages of both my mother and father;
3. I learned not to be afraid of bullies;
4. I learned to love and let myself be loved.

5. l love life;
6. I love the Holy One;
7. I love my family;
8. I love my being;
9. I love my neighbour as myself;
10. I love and forgive my enemies;

11. I am a man;
12. I know where I came from;
13. I do what has to be done;
14. I know I am not perfect;
15. I keep trying to improve;
16. I don’t give up;

17. Puedo hablar y comprender el castellano;
18. Puedo escribir y leer el castellano;
19. Je peux ecouter et parler le francais;
20. Je peux lire et ecrire en francais;

21. Ich spreche bitte Deutche sprache.
22. Ich kann die Deutche verstehen, ein bischen.
23. Ich kann die Deutche schreiben, ein bischen.
24. Ich will die Deuctche lernen.

25. Ya mozhno po-govorit ryccky jeziky.
26. Ya mozhno po-chitaet i po-pisat’ po-ryccki.
27. Ya mozhno slushayet po-ruccki.
28. Ya nauchuss rucckyiy jezikoo.
29. C moevo detya, ya oochitelj.
30. I continue to try to brush up on my Russian skills.

31. Ana tetkella shway shway arabiya.
32. Inshallah, ana arabiya kwais tetkella.
33. I’m not giving up on my Arabic, despite the difficulties and obstacles;
34. Ani hebreu; sholom aleichem! Ekh at margisha, givirti’?
35. Mogu da srpski yazik razumeti, chitaeti, napisali, i govoriti. Hleb!
36. Takodzher hrvatski. Hljeb!
37. Takodzher mali bosanski, havala bogu. Kruh!
38. Jam ne” je djendje te bej dicke shqiptar. Si mund t’ju ndihmoj? (I can speak Albanian. Can I help you?)
39. Foghlaimim Gaelach. Eistim le Gaelach. Ii learn Irish Gaelic. I listen to Irish Gaelic.

40. I am developing better writing habits than I ever had.
41. I’m still earning some money;
42. I’m not being too hard on myself for my failures;
43. I did teach at least one student enough for her to go on to succeed in French in high school and college;
44. I tutored math at college level, both algebra and trigonometry;
45. I finished the calculus courses through the end of freshman year;
46. I hung in despite the onset of severe depression, and finished my Bachelor’s Degree;
47. I survived several bouts of depression, lived and survived the streets of Chicago, Memphis, New Orleans, New York, and Barcelona.
48. I saved money even though I was homeless;
49. I cleaned up my act, and joined the military;
50. I served nine years, and got an Honorable Discharge.
51. I abstained from giving in to my darker urges, when others committed acts of disrespect and otherwise acted dishonorably against me;
52. I turned my other cheek when others insulted myself and my family for being Mexican (even though we are more European than any other American I’ve ever met, and have no indigenous ancestry—our lineage is traced to the year 1320, and we are descended from the Padillas who fought the Emperor in the 1500’s, the Santoscoys of Guipuzkoa, and the Duke of Pendleton, Scotland.
53. My wife and I bought a house and land in Georgia;
54. We pay taxes as much as we owe, and we pay early;
55. I vote.
56. I served in Kosova in 2001;
57. My squad and I protected the Church of St. Nicholaus in X_ and the family of the priest;
58. My Division, including me, served and fought honorably in Operation Iraqi Freedom, initiating combat and seizing the objectives necessary to complete our mission in 2003;
59. I got my lieutenant, our trusty HMMV, and myself to Baghdad safely and in one piece;
60. I defended myself and my buddies when assaulted;
61. I treated my prisoners with respect and compassion;
62. I advised other soldiers to show respect for our enemies;
63. I learned that I can kill without hating;
64. I learned that I can forgive myself for having to kill;
65. I know that I have fulfilled my duty;
66. I pray for the souls of mine enemies;
66. I pray for peace in our time;
67. I pray for reconciliation between Moslems, Christians, Jews, and others.
68. I pray for an end to violence;
69. I pray that our leaders will realize what is the right thing to do, and do it;
70. I pray for understanding;
71. I pray to let go of pride;

72. I can make a mean peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
73. I have a green thumb.
74. I can survive in about any situation here on earth, lest it be a nuke fallling on me;
75. Any day I don’t get blown up is a good day;

76. I change my son’s diapers.
77. I watch over my children when their mother is tired or working or sleeping, or just needs a break.

78. I respect womyn, and teach my children to respect all other beings;
79. I know what respect for life is, and practice it.
80. I’m active in my neighbourhood, city, county, state, and federal politics;
81. I know who are my U.S. Senators, my Representative to the House;
82. I know who are my State Senator and Representative in Atlanta.
83. I know who are our County Board Chairman and my Dictrict Commissioner.
44. I know who are our munipal district representative and our mayor and our city maintenance man;
45. I know some heads of the Democratic Party in Georgia.
46. I can laugh at myself;
47. I’ve taught my son and daughter to laugh and enjoy life;
48. I’ve taught my daughter and son Spanish and German.
49. I’ve taught my wife Spanish.
50. I know when to quit.

I think I’ll take a break before I do this, listen to “This American Life”—there’s an episode about a tanker or infantry soldier going through a mine field in Iraq.

I’ll go to allpoetry.com/ maybe write a poem i’ve been thinking about… visit a little and then go to sleep, God willing.

31. For becoming more confident in my abilities as a homeopath
32. For caring less about what others think of me
33. For making it to my brothers graduation
34. For reading more
35. For making better use of my time
36. For being less grumpy
37. For being less uptight about housework
38. For being there for my friends
39. For not being intimidated by people at the gym
40. For treating myself and not feeling guilty
41. For getting organised for christmas early
42. For being a great mum to the cats
43. For singing loudly and proudly in the car
44. For becoming more open with people
45. For communicating better
46. For being cheerful to sales assistants
47. For being more positive
48. For becoming more confident at work
49. For loving exercising
50. For being excited about my life again
51. For identifying things I need to work on
52. For making an effort with my boyfriend’s friends
53. For creating a life I’m proud of
54. For letting go of negativity in my life
55. Because I’m good with colours
56. Because I don’t apologise for myself as much as I used to
57. For being more free in my life
58. For starting to truly walk in life knowing that I’m wonderful
59. For saying ‘I love you’ a lot
60. For being expressive

16. For being strong while my partner was away
17. For going to college today even though it was raining and I didn’t feel like it
18. For doing an awesome workout today
19. For cooking a yummy dinner, even though I felt like takeway
20. For not being too annoyed that my parents are staying this weekend
21. Doing the washing up!
22. Being a good friend to a friend who is struggling
23. For catching up with friends this week
24. For being more open minded
25. For having fun and feeling free at the gym
26. For developing a healthier attitude towards food
27. For being a loving and fun big sister
28. For having an open heart
29. For calling centrelink today, which I had been putting off for ages!
30. For being cheeful

Why I Am Proud of Myself
1. For my dedication to my own health and wellbeing
2. For going to the gym 5-6 days a week
3. For persevering and finding a new job!
4. Because I drove to the shopping centre in the rain today, and I would usually have stayed home
5. For always looking for ways to improve myself
6. My weightloss so far
7. I am getting better at being organised
8. For being determined
9. For listening to my heart, and it leading me to natural therapies
10. For being supportive and encouraging to other people
11. For not letting things get to me so much
12. For taking control of my healing
13. For being loving to my family and friends
14. For being a committed and loving partner
15. For doing college work today, even though I didn’t feel like it!