I'm kinda okay

In an effort to balance Friday's rather serious post (although, after all of the comments, emails, tweets, and DMs, it would seem that it needed to be said: I found out that I'm not the only one who feels this way, and hopefully others realized the same), I thought I'd post a list of things I like about myself that I wrote a week ago (I probably should have reread this list instead of writing Friday's post, but I digress).  Now, if you know me in the slightest, you'll know that this post is even harder for me to share - leaves me feeling far more vulnerable and exposed  - than Friday's did.  Please be gentle with me.  :)

• my curls
• the natural "streaks" in my hair
• my green eyes
• how my lashes look when all mascara'd up
• my smile
• my straight (thanks, Dr. Lock!), white teeth
• my ears
• how easily my cheeks flush
• my tattoos
• my hands - my fingers/nail shape remind me of my great grandmother
• the WHITE hairs on my head like Great Grandma
• my freckles
• my rack (heh)
• my waist
• my arms that like to hug
• my legs that keep me going
• painted toes
• my empathy
• my ability to smile/laugh easily
• my love for my family and friends
• the ability and willingness to offer love and support unselfishly
• my excitability
• my dorkiness
• my love of reading
• my love of music
• appreciation for beauty
• my sense of humour
• fierce protectiveness
• willingness to lend a hand and help
• my new-found ability to go with the flow (mostly)
• my stubbornness
• my determination to stick to my morals, ethics, and principles
• my understanding
• that I'm easily content with the simple things in life - what I have is good enough
• my ability to feel and love
• my propensity for forgiveness (mostly)
• knowing when to cut my losses
• knowing when to protect myself and my heart (mostly)
• my integrity
• my sticktoitiveness 

And now that I've either bored you to death or made you gag (yeah, still working on cutting out the self-deprecating humour... ) I'm totally going to be that asshole who tells you this type of a list does help, and that if *I* can do it, anyone can.  (The more you write, the easier it gets to move away from the surface stuff like looks.)

If you identified with my last post all, give this a shot.  You may be surprised.  Or, tell me just ONE THING you like about yourself in the comments.  :)