Do you feel you’re:-
- too short
- too tall
- too fat
- too thin
- hair too straight
- hair too curly
- nose too big
- nose too crooked
- legs too long
- legs too short
- too fair
- too dark
Goodness! The list goes on, doesn’t it?!
We’re human and we’ll never be satisfied with what we have. But here’s an interesting question for today – “Are you happy being just you?” 🙂
I’m human and thus not infallible. I confess to always wanting more – to be thinner, taller, richer, prettier … you name it, I’ve wished it at some point.
But it was only when I paused for a moment, took a step back, and took a good critical look at my life, that I realized that whilst it was fine to wish to be all those things, I really should just be happy with being just me, and enjoying my life right now, instead of craning my neck over the horizon to see what might be better. I have all my 5 senses intact, I have all 10 fingers and toes, I have a roof over my head and food in my belly and am relatively hale and hearty.
I really am not doing too badly, everything considered 🙂 Being ambitious is one thing, being unhappy with being who you are, and not doing much about it, is another.
And when I had that realization, I also learnt to be a little happier with what I have and with being just me. Of course, some of the wants are still there, but I try to not let it upset me anymore. I now look at things more critically and I’d like to think, am a lot happier for it 🙂
Your say: Are you happy being you? If you aren’t, perhaps its time to take stock of things 🙂
Paris B
No Wonder we are friends PB! I do think the same as you! I do count my fingers and toes and I am happy they are complete. I am happy all my senses are working and I am lucky to be who I am! I can always long to be prettier but its just an outlook in life, I choose to be happy and contented!
Bah! You ARE pretty Nikki! 😀 And I’m glad we’re friends too! We can count each other’s fingers and toes and make sure we got it right LOL! 😉
Right now i am very contented with my life and everything around me, and with disasters happening around the world i felt so compelled to live my life better. However I wouldnt deny that at times i still sulk about my extremely curly hair, which had troubled me so much since schooldays! Rebonding does help but it comes back nevertheless. I guess human beings are never satisfied!
You know what? There are girls who PERM their hair so they can have curly hair like yours! 😀 I know I did lol…
I guess me too have pass the stage of not loving myself more. I was kind of the shortest girl in the whole bunch, with rabbit teeth, small eyes and the list goes on but what the heck right? I always believe that we have to love ourselves first to let others love us. I am just a very happy lady right now :p I am bless just by thinking that i have everything i could ever have, and have all the love from family and friends =)
Ah yep! Once we accept ourselves as we are, I think its the first step to others accepting us too 🙂 That first step is always the hardest though
I used to be very quiet and being so weak and get taunted by friends all the time. During Primary I was the tallest and became the shortest entering Secondary. I have gone thru many bad times and since 2008 I have decided that it’s time to love and care about myself. I have not been putting myself in my life all these years and it’s not healthy at all. I have a big belly though but my bf doesn’t mind it although I mind it but have accepted it. I believe more now that there is nothing impossible in this life as long as you put effort and heart into what you think is right for your and there would be nothing to stop you. I have seen and gone through so much in this life and wouldn’t give up for nothing. There are many more out there who are much worse than I am. I always try to advise my friends that there is nothing impossible and you make your own day, your own choice and everything else 🙂
You said it! Whatever we want to do is in our hands – if we don’t make an attempt, there’s no use sitting around whining right? 🙂
Yup yup 🙂 Though… those were the daysss
I’m happy being me 😀 I’m thankful for my wonderful family, my loving husband… Ok, maybe sometimes, I do hope I’m not 170cm tall (I do feel like a giant when I’m walking in my 10cm heels), my butt & hips are slightly smaller 😛 I guess there are always little things in our life we hope they could be better.
Oh my! And we just had a reader said she hoped to be taller 😀 At least you won’t feel out of place living where you do! I always feel like a midget when I visit Europe and stand in a crowd 😛
LOL! standing at 4’11”, I’m a hobbit then!
Well, people used to complain things that do not have. As for me, I do complain that I am short and small- more into petite size where my guy frends used to bully me a lot when I was younger. But now I realized being petite is not bad after all because you tends to look younger than your age. Nobody ever guess correctly what’s my age till now and I take it as my compliments. And yeah, I am one of the those that can have plenty of chocolates and cheese without growing more than an S size. =p
I used to dislike my height and about my size being a petite. But looking at it now, I am glad to be one. Because if you noticed, petitie size girls often look younger than they actual age. Till now, nobody ever guess my age correctly though. When I go out, people still say I look like I am 16-17 >.<" Something that I don't like but I'm used to it. And yeah, I am one of those who can have as much chocolate and cheese as I can without growing more than a S size. =)
So that's what I supposed to feel contented with.
i’m happy~ as am a hardworker in many aspects work, life, relationship and the tremendous efforts are not in vain!! phew
putting more thoughts how to be happier and boils down to better afford-ability *sigh
wish me luck in getting the new position in career!!
i wish for better and non-sensitive skin which is easily breakout & high maintenance
i wish to slim down and tone up!
wish for bigger paycheck
I am now more accepting of all my imperfections and thus “happier” i suppose but i was never really unhappy anyway. Read Desiderata when i was in school and have always believed its message that there will always be those better off and worse off than oneself.
Or maybe it’s just simply that age has really mellowed me? 🙂