Day 02 – Something you love about yourself

On the surface, this should be so much easier to write. In fact, it’s the opposite. As a person that’s normally very hard on myself, it’s more difficult to find something to love.  That, and I always feel like I sound so vain when I try to talk myself up! But, this is all about truth.

I love my intelligence.

I don’t claim to know everything, or something about everything. I do know a lot about some things, and a little about others.

I love that I love to learn and that I firmly believe knowledge is power. The worst part about any situation I get into is the unknown.  Until I have facts, until I can research I feel like I flounder around.

I miss being in school.  Not because of the people – socially I was inept, still am in many ways.  No, I miss going to school for learning. Getting assigned things that I HAD to learn about. To give my mind the challenge of learning something new. Homework. Tests. Grades.

Yes, I’m strange. I’m a geek, a nerd, a bookworm.  But I own it. I love it.

I love knowing that when Brandon comes to me with a question about his homework (or I should say IF he ever did…kid’s as smart as I ever was)…I’d likely know the answer – or how to help him find it.

I love that I love to read. To write. To do problems (word, math…just not physics, they were sooo annoying).

Knowledge is power.

My intelligence gives me power and strength. To get through every day. To redefine this idea of perfection.