Snowflake #7

[flamingsword]

LIST THREE (or more) THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF. They don’t have to be your favorite things, just things that you think are good. Feel free to expand as much or as little as you want.

Post your answer to today’s challenge in your own space and leave a comment in this post saying you did it.



1. I collect a lot of resources, and can figure out how to solve a lot of problems using them. Psych resources, therapy resources, internet and technology tutorials, guides for lots of different real world topics (I miss Expert Village so much y’all).

2. Despite being raised in judgment of myself and others, I have learned a lot of lessons about flexible boundaries, realistic and gentle expectations, and the overall re-write-ability of the social contract between individuals. It means I am a lot less likely to make judgments about things that do not directly harm others. (That being said, FUCK ICE.)

3. I am the creative type and tend to make things when I am not too busy to de-stress. It’s what I do to unwind. And since I have fibromyalgia, I need that time, since I am chronically sleepy and in a bit of pain at all times.

4. I handle pain pretty well. I can’t always use it as a whetstone to sharpen my empathy for others, but even when I can’t, I no longer bleed on people who did not cut me.

I think that’s the good stuff I like about myself today.

Comments

[autobotscoutriella]

Having those resources on hand is SO valuable. You don't know what you don't know until you desperately need it! And being able to be gentle with others and not judge them is so hard to learn, so absolutely, props to you for that.

(Indeed, FUCK ICE.)

[flamingsword]

Thanks! I need to read up on some protest tactics etc. bc I don’t think I will have time to brush up on them before those are suddenly needed, you know? Gotta put it on the to-do list.

[pattrose]

This was all very good. I enjoyed your list.

[flamingsword]

Thank you!

[dustbunny105]

Ohh, nice list. I'm jealous of your ability to collect and effectively utilize resources. I collect them but am so lackadaisical about organizing them that I usually end up having to do it the hard way when I want to figure something out.

[flamingsword]

My brain has this odd thing where I remember stuff that I read way better than the stuff that happened to me. I wish i could take some kind of credit for that, but it’s not exactly like I chose it 😅

I miss del.icio.us, and the way I could easily organize things on a free, taggable, cross-platform, web-based system. I blame Yahoo for not having that anymore. 🤬

[dustbunny105]

Ahh, man, del.icio.us! I never took the opportunity to use it to its fullest potential for myself but there used to be so many well-organized fandom recs and resources there. Shame on Yahoo for ruining a good thing.

[sabethea]

Yay you!

I like your thoughtfulness for others even when things are hard for you, your nuanced and well thought out views on things, your creativity, your ability to encourage people to be their best selves without making them feel like you’re suggesting they’ve ever been anything else - and much more but my arms hurt so I can’t type more.

[flamingsword]

Rest your arms, luv. And thank you.

[minoanmiss]

*cheers wildly*

You are wise, knowledgeable, kind and energizing, any one of which would be amazing but the way you combine these is astonishing and wonderous.