More of that Stuff

Monday in our Devo-group, I asked the kids to write down 5 things they loved, 5 things they hated, 5 words they always want people to use to describe them, and 5 words they never want people to use to describe them.

It got me to thinking. Shocker...

1. I wear my feelings on my face. I like it, because it keeps me honest.
2. I am naïve, but I kind of like that about myself.
3. I am idealistic, and most people think that is a character flaw. I disagree.
4. I hate running, and I hate that I hate running.
5. I am a perfectionist, and I hate that I am a perfectionist.
6. I hate the word “special.”
7. I love people, and I am terrible at seeing the bad in people.
8. When I get self-conscious, I throw walls up.
9. I have a hard time being vulnerable.
10. I am not very funny, but I love laughing and will laugh at almost anything.
11. I don’t really like watching movies. Or movies really.
12. I love change.
13. I can be very harsh, and I hate that about myself as well.
14. I have a love/hate relationship with the formal church.
15. I wish I still danced every day.
16. I wish I were really good at tennis.
17. I have a really hard time convincing myself that people actually want to spend time with me. That I am good enough as I am. That I am worthy of loving.
18. I wish I were brave enough to be more opinionated.
19. I feel that I am at my best when I am on trips with my youth.
20. I live for other peoples’ approval, even though I know it is ridiculous.
21. I really like watching Grey’s Anatomy, because it is one of the only things that makes me stop thinking about everything that is going on in my life.
22. I am not convinced that marriages were intended to last “until death does us part,” but I really hate when they break up.
23. I have turned into such a dog person, and I love it.
24. I like dark nail polish because it makes me feel spunky.
25. I like scarves, because they make me feel pensive.
26. I think that I was supposed to live in Italy, and that somehow my parents just got confused.
27. I trust people more than I should.
28. I don’t believe in luck.
29. I am fascinated by the word “grace.”
30. I am terrible at staying in touch with people.
31. I don’t like birthdays, and I am terrible at pretending like I do.
32. I love Halloween.
33. I think everyone should learn to appreciate art, even if they don’t like it.
34. I’m not sure why I pray. I don’t really understand it all the time, but I do it anyways.
35. I love cooking, and I don’t know why I never do it.
36. I flirt with boys, but that doesn’t mean I want to date them.
37. I am really bad at forgiving people. I am also really bad at letting people know they have upset me.
38. I am not convinced that there is a heaven or that there is a hell. But I still live like eternity starts now.
39. I love being outside.
40. I hate lying.
41. October is my favorite month. I hate February.
42. I don’t like gossip, and I really am pretty good at avoiding participating in it.
43. I hate group projects.
44. I have no appreciation for school right now, although I realize I am very fortunate to be in school.
45. I am terrible at bull-shitting.
46. I live for what people think, and I hate that about myself.
47. According to a seventh grader, I think too much. Ha.