Positive Gossip

My sweet friend Tara (whom I think will be an even better friend after this coming weekend!) posted today about her bad habits, asking us what ours were.  I could have written for hours, but instead limited my comment to the first, oh, dozen that came to mind...   And Lissa's post yesterday about not being perfect, and how we tend to put the "pretties" out for the world to see also got me thinking...  Add to that Kristin's post on how creativity is a journey and that maybe we need to look at things a bit differently than we do (along with a lovely email exchange that just added to the conversations in my  head).  

So here is what I would like to put out there~  Yes, we put the pretties out for the world to see. Yes, in our daily lives, things are a bit more "real", a little messy, a little sad, a little ugly.  But even if we put the pretties out, I think that often times we don't actually look at our positive attributes.  We don't say "you know, there are some really great things about me".  Most of us grew up believing that was bragging.  And what if we actually said it and people rolled their eyes behind our backs?  And honestly, were we really that good anyway?  

I could go on and on about gossip, and negativity, and pettiness, but that is for another post. Hopefully a post I will never write.  Because this post is about positive!  It is about standing up and saying "Hey!  I have some pretty great qualities.  I am good at a number of things.  I am worth knowing!"

On a girls weekend away a number of years ago, the group sat around one evening and played Positive Gossip.  (okay, truth be told, I had not eaten enough that day, spent too much time in the hot tub with a {few} glasses of wine, and fallen asleep long before the game began - but I heard about it!) The girls went around and everyone said their favorite thing about each other one at a time.  It is pretty amazing (I would imagine...) to hear what others had to say about you.  What a self-esteem builder!

On that note, I am going to ask you - what is it about you that you feel great about?  What do you do well?  Why do you love being you?  Okay, I will start~

I am super friendly - to people I know and people I don't.  I like knowing that when someone walks away from me, they leave feeling positive.

I am a hard worker.  No, I don't necessarily finish everything but I put everything I have into doing whatever I am doing.

I am a good friend.  I would be there for you in a moment if there was a way for me to get there. If not, I am always.  always here for you, by phone, email, text.  always.

I am thankful for my life.  I know that it could be lost in an instant.  I don't know how I became so blessed but I know that I am and I am so very thankful.

I am a decent photographer.  I would love to be a fantastic photographer, and I will be, one day, but I am happy where I am so far.

Now, I wish there was a way to play the positive gossip game.  I have so many wonderful thoughts on so many of you!  Thus, if you leave me a comment, I will post my thoughts on you!

xo

(another fabulous blog posted on this concept today~ love it!)