Next step, after "taking in" that list and a break...
Then put the list aside for now.
Think back to a time before any loss, for me it was the summers I spent at my grandparents cabin in the woods on a lake when I was 12, 13, 14, before he died. Some of the best times of my life, fishing, water skiing, wandering the woods, doing projects with him, etc.
That has become my "safe place", my mental retreat when I need to chill.
Find a time of natural, un-forced happiness, see if you can dig up some pictures of yourself from that time. Really go back in your mind to that time, remember it as vividly as you can...sights, smells, etc. Really get into how it felt, remember how YOU felt...
And do another list of 20 good, positive things about YOU AT THAT TIME... before loss, still "innocent"...
In the depths of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer. - Albert Camus
Uncertainty is the very condition which impels people to unfold their powers.-Eric Fromm
1. I am a great mom 2. I have cute small feet 3. I am a good dancer 4. I am smart 5. I am kind 6. I am funny 7. I am generous 8. I have good hair (most days) 9. I am a good teacher 10. I can cook 11. I am creative 12. I can draw 13. I am driven 14. I am a snuggler 15. I am ambidextrous 16. I am curious 17. I am affectionate 18. I have good skin 19. I am strong 20. I am honest
I will try my hardest, to UN-blond this for you shortly...
Originally Posted By: Shining
Haha, ok.... Here it is:
1. I am a great mom 2. I have cute small feet 3. I am a good dancer 4. I am smart 5. I am kind 6. I am funny 7. I am generous 8. I have good hair (most days) 9. I am a good teacher 10. I can cook 11. I am creative 12. I can draw 13. I am driven 14. I am a snuggler 15. I am ambidextrous 16. I am curious 17. I am affectionate 18. I have good skin 19. I am strong 20. I am honest