What makes me uniquely me?
What makes me feel GOOD about who I am?
It is wonderful to see such a positive thought provoking topic. It is so easy to think about our problems, but so rarely do we simply think about what is good, which might offer better solutions to problems than dwelling on a problem in the first place.
It is also an extremely ponderous thing to consider.
In my case at least, the thing I feel that makes me unique is both what makes me feel good and bad about who I am...my special blend of mind and emotion.
My mind is blessed with the ability for grand conjecture, astounding imagination, and conceiving big picture solutions, connections, and scenarios. My emotions are rich and full, immensely sympathetic, often empathetic, and sincere.
This combination of mind and emotion has enriched my life in countless ways. My ability to find rich and trusting relationships is enhanced, more often liked than disliked. Artistically it is impossible to quantify how this combination of the mental and emotional has empowered me. My mind and emotions have afforded me an incredible amount of flexibility in learning and experiencing new things and circumstances with ease and relative comfort. There is no question that the subtle blend of mind and emotion in my life makes me unique and makes me feel good about myself.
Though it is impossible to make such a claim without also admitting that the same uniqueness that causes great joy in my life, is also at the root of my social phobias, every impetuous action, the ability to rush to judgement, the ability to overreact and overthink, and every moment of sadness I have experienced. The negative results of this uniqueness could have easily swallowed up my ability for good, but thanks to friends, family, certain educators, and a few well timed random strangers, I have always been able to find the strength and fortitude to continue on with hope and vision.
A blessing and a curse; but on the slow path to enlightenment I would not have it any other way. In the end it is my thought and emotion that make me uniquely me, and it is what I can offer to share with all of you.
In the event that you were looking for something more specific, slightly more tangible, I offer this answer: What makes me uniquely me and feel good about myself are my delusions of grandeur and my imagination. No wait, it would be my undying hope for the future. No it would be my hands, I really like my hands. Hmmm, I was trying to turn that into a joke, but somehow, its not happening. So do me a favor and think of something funny and pretend I said it.
Nope, wait, I know what the answer is now. It is the ability to enjoy writing responses to provocative forum posts such as this one.
Find your day well.
