Journal Day #10

Quite simply, what are you good at? All of us have particular strengths- what are yours? This week, talk about these talents, big or small. Ideas: discuss how you use these things in your daily life or job, how you discovered a knack for this or that, perhaps even touch on whether or not you are passionate about the things you're good at.

Why is it so hard to list the things we're good at, but so much easier to rattle off areas that might need improvement? Or is that just me? I had to think about this for awhile, and I even asked Hank: what do you think I'm good at? But I realized that's missing the point. What do I think I'm good at?

I thought about how I could present this little round up of good things. Maybe tell a story about each one, or reflect back on when I first realized I was good at it. But I think a list would be better. So here goes, the things I think I'm good at (sounds weird, doesn't it?):

I think I'm a good listener and advice giver...although maybe everyone thinks their advice is the best? haha.
I feel that I'm a good public speaker. I enjoy it, and it was something I always looked forward to as a teacher.
I am good at communicating and expressing how I feel. Sometimes this is to a fault because if something is on my mind and important, I have to say it, especially in my relationships.
I'm athletic and up for anything physical. I will always try my hardest and not give up. This is why I really enjoyed CrossFit when I did it- I enjoyed the physical challenge.
I'm good at motivating myself.
I'm a really, really fast reader. And an equally fast writer.
I'm a good cook.
I'm good at making new friends and talking with people I don't know- I love meeting new people.
I'm a great Mom and wife. I feel like I can say this with a lot of confidence.

It's so weird to think about this. I feel like I could make the list longer if I added in little things too- good at rocking Charlie back to sleep when he wakes up in the middle of the night, good at pulling splinters out of a tiny little finger, great at a backseat diaper change, side of the road nursing session, or singing the same song 10x in a row. These are the things that fill up my resume now- the "Mom" stuff I'm good at, and the stuff I do on a daily basis. But I think too, that's it's important to cultivate some of the non-Mom stuff- writing, for example. Doing things for me and figuring out what I'm good at now, outside of what I do everyday.

So there you go- that's my entry for the week. How about you? Link up below with a blurb and a link to your post. xo

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