Day 409 ~ #2 of My 30 Days of Truth

My 30 Days of Truth challenge   I will admit that I changed one question and changed a few curse words... other than that the challenge is intact. 

Day 02 : Something you love about yourself.

So as much as I had the day to think about this... the same quality came coming up...


What I love about myself?  


Hands down...


I love helping others.  Helping ... being able to give of myself in that way...well all I can say is that there is no better feeling than that!


Whether it be picking something up for someone, carrying a package, opening a door or even taking the elevator back up to the 18th floor because just as we reached the lobby you realized you needed to go to the restroom... (the only restroom available would be the one on the floor we were just on).. yup... you can count on me to accompany you.


It really isn't any trouble.  I just think that I would one day like someone to help me when I need it.  After someone says thank you... I tell them "your welcome" and ask them to please pay it forward.


So to answer the question of what I love about myself... I love helping others.

what's next? ...

Day 01 : Something you hate about yourself.
Day 03 : Something you have to forgive yourself for.
Day 04 : Something you have to forgive someone for.
Day 05 : Something you hope to do in your life.
Day 06 : Something you hope you never have to do.
Day 07 : Someone who has made your life worth living for.
Day 08 : Someone who made your life hell, or treated you horribly.
Day 09 : Someone you didn't want to let go, but just drifted.
Day 10 : Someone you need to let go, or wish you didn’t know.
Day 11 : Something people seem to compliment you the most on.
Day 12 : Something you never get compliments on.
Day 13 : A band or artist that has gotten you through some tough days. (write a letter.)
Day 14 : A hero that has let you down. (letter)
Day 15 : Something or someone you couldn’t live without, because you've tried living without it.
Day 16 : Someone or something you definitely could live without.
Day 17 : A book you’ve read that changed your views on something.
Day 18 : Your views on gay marriage.
Day 19 : What do you think of religion?  Or what do you think of politics?
Day 20 : Your views on drugs and alcohol.
Day 21 : (scenario) Your best friend is in a car accident and you two got into a fight an hour before. What do you do?
Day 22 : Something you wish you hadn’t done in your life.
Day 23 : Something you wish you had done in your life.
Day 24 : Make a playlist to someone, and explain why you chose all the songs. (Just post the titles and artists and letter)
Day 25 : The reason you believe you’re still alive today.
Day 26 : Have you ever thought about giving up on life? If so, when and why?
Day 27 : What’s the best thing going for you right now?
Day 28 : Name a decision you made that caused a chain of events that would not have happened if it wasn't for that decision.
Day 29 : Something you hope to change about yourself. And why.
Day 30 : A letter to yourself, tell yourself EVERYTHING you love about yourself

Hey if you want to join along... well let me know in a comment and I'll visit your challenge each day.  We could even link up our blogs.  wink, wink.  No.. seriously we could.

Here's to my 30 Days of Truth challenge!

I am second.

[here's to you finding your... ]

Peace...

... for a, l & c.  You are my sunshine(s).  

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Day 380 ~ I Am Second Challenge Day 3 of 22

This is Day 3 of my challenge... {and} my third video...

.. Ashley Rawls, figured if she kept her eating under control, stuck to her diet and won a beauty pageant that she would have all the happiness and love she needed.. Once all was achieved, she had trouble in loving who she was, until she reached out to God for answers and found love...  

Ashley Rawls: I am Second

First and foremost, after watching this video and what Ashley had to say, I feel that all young teen or tween girls who start being self aware should be shown this video.  Wouldn't it be great if schools would show these videos?  Highly doubtful especially since "they" have taken God out of schools.

As far as myself, I am all too familiar with what Ashley went through, beauty pageant and all.  I have been struggling with self image issues for as long as I can remember.  I can't even count all the different diets I have tried, including fast ways of losing weight.

For those of you that do not know, and or are reading my blog for the first time, this past year has been one of healing for me.  A year that I have faced my demons per say.  A year of acceptance of all that has happened in my life.  A year of dealing with my issues.  A year of putting everything {negative} behind and taking charge of my life for once and for all.  

This has also been a year of struggle all the same.  I have been reading, hearing and listening to all who have said that you have to love and respect yourself before anyone else can.  Including being able to stand naked in front of a mirror and tell yourself that you love yourself.

With that said, one of my biggest struggles this past year has been that of loving myself.  

Hmmm... I can honestly say that there are times that I do not like myself, or rather how I react to things.  I am very quick tempered, as well as always on the defensive and can be offended easily, or rather I am very sensitive and have my feelings hurt often.  {I am working on all of the above though}

So, I guess you can say that my behavior at times has kept me from truly loving myself... Well... that and the fact that I have not been able to look at myself {naked} in the mirror and profess my love for myself .  

Don't get me wrong here.  Even with my "attitude flaws", I know that I am a good person.  I have integrity and great morals.  I always have gone for the underdog and am an honest, sincere, and loyal.  I do love those qualities in myself.  But somehow, I don't think that is the same as loving yourself.

I have to be honest here.  One thing I have NEVER thought of is asking for God's assistance.  I have prayed for many things in my life... but I have never prayed for self love.  

Ashley mentions that when at a low point and in a time of need, she reached for her Bible for comfort, her Bible fell open to the book of Romans... and the verses that caught her eyes were 7 and 8.  

For none of us lives for ourselves alone, and none of us dies for ourselves alone. ⁸ If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.  ~Romans 14:7-8 (NIV)

This told Ashley that her body was a temple, and that God would handle things for her.  He would take over... it was not easy for Ashley... nor is it easy for me.  She struggled for years to have normalcy, as I too struggle to find peace within myself, to truly love myself.

So here's to the day that I can stand {naked} in front of a mirror and love myself!

We are Second when we put Jesus First. Seconds are bold to lift up Jesus and tell others. Are you ready to become a stronger Second?

I challenge YOU to take the I Am Second [22] Day Challenge... Can you spare maybe fifteen minutes in a day?

I AM SECOND.

[here's to you finding your... ]

Peace...

... for a, l & c.  You are my sunshine(s).  

Images are courtesy of google or Bing images.  Some images maybe labeled property of Carla Barila Karam and of this blog, Took It... Making It... Living It... My Life .  © 2012  U.S Copyright laws apply.