Happy Birthday "June bug", I just had my birthday on Saturday- it was a start to a new year, for you too! Yippie.
What I'd like to say sounds like I am giving a few of you a hard time, I don't mean it like I say it, but I live in a morbidly obese body. I still push away from the table, I walk, mow lawns by hand and take care of the house, outside and haul different piles of "stuff" off the property that my dad (that has passed on) and my brother kept coming home with for the "Incase I need it pile"...that day never came.
My point here is that as you talk about yourselves, its such a negative, I have rolls- so do I. I guess its a matter of accept yourself, acknowledge your issues, but don't down yourself.
I, looking at pics of myself, my DH says that those people who can only see me as the outside are missing the real gem. I can accept others faults, but not my own.
What it is, please don't put yourself down, your friends and family are more forgiving then what you think. The last ones to critisize me is my chickens and its really an awsome thing.
So as today goes, think positive. I actually was part of a group study (we did this) and place your hand on your tap water or water bottles, think positive things, be it, accomplishing goals during the day, or sending love to your kids/DH. Don't let them know that you have been doing it and see just how things seem to change. It is interesting.
Many blessings, positive light and finding that gem within yourself. We are all special.
I don't want to say stop improving, but somedays moving forward is by allowing others to see us for who we are. Speaking of which, here I am. (note; you don't get to see the rest of me)