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Each post is a question from a journal jar. Every comment journals and shares. Welcome.
How This Works
This blog idea comes from a concept that I think is pretty cool.
Journal jars are jars that have little slips of paper in them. Each slip of paper is a question or journal prompt that gets you thinking about and writing about yourself. It's a fun way to journal!
Every post on this blog is a journal jar prompt. Use the comments to journal your story (or, for the more private people or particular posts, write them in a journal)! This way, we all journal. We all learn. A little bit of daily, quiet thought. Welcome.
Journal jars are jars that have little slips of paper in them. Each slip of paper is a question or journal prompt that gets you thinking about and writing about yourself. It's a fun way to journal!
Every post on this blog is a journal jar prompt. Use the comments to journal your story (or, for the more private people or particular posts, write them in a journal)! This way, we all journal. We all learn. A little bit of daily, quiet thought. Welcome.
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2 comments:
This is interesting--some friends recently told me they think I'm strong and that surprised me. I don't know that I always think of myself as a strong person though I am constantly working on myself and striving to be who I really am.
Strengths I've developed? I'll list three and how I've developed them:
1. A more sure sense of self - though I constantly work at this (who doesn't?), this has strengthened through battling depression.
2. I'm much more open minded and less judgmental than I used to be -- I've become much more open minded over the past several years due to personal, emotional struggles, my education, my good family, mini-epiphanies about the world and people around me, and my associations with some pretty wonderful people.
3. I care less what others think -- I don't mean that as harshly as it sounds. I care about others (very much!), but I don't place my self worth in the weight of the opinions of others. I suppose this goes along with #1, but it warrants mentioning just the same.
It's always hard for me to come up with personal strengths since for some reason weaknesses come more readily to mind. It's a big leap for me to actually look at myself and see aspects of my character that I really appreciate and consider worth having and being. I've always had an easy time pointing to tangible accomplishments and saying, "That is me and that is my best work."
I think I'll do the same thing and list a few strengths I think I have.
1. Open mindedness. This is something that when I look back over a number of years, even back to my high school years, I know I've had to some extent. I don't mean that I've had an open mind to the point that my own sense of ethics or morals get lost in the mix of values that are out in the world, but I've always been able to see things from multiple perspectives and then appreciate where people are "coming from."
2. Responsibility. As an oldest child I had a lot of things on my "to do" list. Early on I learned to shoulder responsibilities and come through when I needed to. Over the years this has also presented me with challenges as I tend to put too much on my plate, especially when lots of people need a piece of me, but overall being responsible has served me well.
3. Wit. This may not seem like a true strength to some people, but a sense of humor used appropriately and in a timely manner can be a huge help in so many situations.
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