This is Day 19 of the 21-Day Journaling Challenge held in Nov 2011. The challenge is now over but you can do the tasks in your own time. Visit the overview page for all the challenge tasks.
Hi everyone – Welcome to Day 19 of 21DJC! :) We now have 2 days left till the end of the challenge!
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Day 18 Review
Yesterday’s question was: “What Matters Most To You?“. (Read the responses.)
What matters most to me? For sure, growing and helping others to grow is the most important thing to me. It’s after all my life purpose. :)
My parents matter a lot to me too. They are the ones who brought me to this world and cared for me, even till this day. There wouldn’t be a me today if it wasn’t for them. And even though we don’t communicate much, that doesn’t mean we aren’t important to each other. We express our love to each other differently than most do.
My goals and dreams matter a lot to me. Pursuing them is part of living my life to the fullest. I defend them fiercely from anyone or anything that gets in the way. To hold me back from pursuing my goals is akin to locking me in a cafe and taking my life away from me.
People matter a lot to me. While this is probably obvious given my life purpose, it became apparent during my travels. I found that no matter what country I was in, it wasn’t the sites or sights that excited me. It was meeting new people, getting to know them, and making meaningful connections. To me, knowing someone new is an adventure. I would much rather do that than check out some building or rock which plays no role in my life and which I will probably never see again.
When I’m hanging out with someone, I like to know about their background, understand their motivations in life, and absorb everything they have to share. I feel there’s always something to learn from everybody – it’s like we’re each a walking encyclopedia, except that we’re more powerful than an encyclopedia because we have the ability to think and synthesize thoughts.
Love matters to me. I think to live a life with no love is akin to not having lived at all. Love is what sets apart living beings from non-living things. Love is the most powerful force in all of universe. History has shown, time and again, of how people are able to accomplish things greater than themselves, driven by love – be it love for a certain cause, love for other beings, love for the world, love for anything. (By love, I mean all kinds of love, and not just romantic love.)
With that said, let’s now move to today’s question!
21DJC Day 19
Today is the 3rd last day of 21DJC, and the 3rd last question of the challenge. Today’s question is:
What Words Best Describe You?
If you are to describe yourself, what words would you use? And why? (Feel free to cover anything from physical appearance, to your character traits, to your values and life beliefs.)
(Today’s question can be found in #6 of 101 Important Questions To Ask Yourself In Life. )
Your Task Today:
- Reflect and answer today’s question. There’s no word limit – whether minimum or maximum. Write as few or as many words as you want. It’s all up to what you want to express!
- Share your answer. After you are done writing, copy and paste your answer in the comments area and post it there.
- Check out other participants’ answers. Other participants will be sharing their answers too, so feel free to read and reply to their answers. This is a group course, so let’s support each other in these 21 days.
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I am self critical but becoming kinder to self,
shy but friendly,
neurotic but great fun,
introspective but friendly,
impulsive but steadfast and loyal,
predisposed to see the glass half empty but truly thankful,
full of wonder but can feel bleak,
compassionate and loving but can be angry and nasty
intuitive but gullible
I am a work in progress and I’m happy with that.
Being happy with who we are is a difficult thing in life, regardless of the state of change, which it appears that you are currently in, it is a wonderful gift to be happy with yourself. :)
Thanks for your comment Karman – yes, I am indeed happy enough with myself but it’s definitely not a fixed state – I have to keep up the practice!!
The five words that I believe would best describe me:
Integrity
I’m very driven by my principles and ideals. I am unwilling to (or at least try not) cross them, because doing so would betray my own confidence. I consider it my greatest strength since most of my friends put their faith in me without worry.
Focus
I am unrelenting when I have a certain level of expectation in my work. I am willing to spend countless hours for that little bit of extra effort to near perfection on my projects and my creative endeavours. Determination is key to being satisfied with my own efforts.
Loyal
I am dependable to a fault. If someone asks for my help, I will more likely than not say yes even though it is not in my best interest.
Patience
Being calm is my way of dealing with stressful situations. I find panicking unproductive and a waste of mental resources. Even when I am faced with a circumstance where failure is guaranteed, I believe making the effort to strive when the probabilities are stacked against you is when you find your true self.
Meticulous
I am very detail-oriented. I am methodical and I approach everything in my path in a logical way. I guess it’s the reason why I ended up working as a web developer.
”Restless until its done” are the words that describes me. I am one person that will never go to sleep before i get whatever i have to do, completed. I am like a child that will never stop nagging their parents until they get that new bike they just seen in the window shop. Do i always get it correct,is another issue. Believe me, you,i can never get sleep unless i am quite sure that i have done it and i have done it right.
I am a tall 47 years younger man, 6ft and good looking. My physical state is an ongoing process as my goal is to be in the best shape possible. I work out daily and i have to be as fit as the young man twice my age in the best shape of his life. I am very jolly and easy going. People describe my smile as contagious because whenever i smile you just have to smile along with me. I enjoy meeting new people and i take time to explore their intent in life and what they really want to accomplish in life. It is never about me. I am an encourager and always make the other guy so special by liking them and getting them to tell me their story ,that they always want to talk to me as i make them know that i am interested in them and that do care.
I believe in Islam and accept and respect everyone else’s belief. I believe that there is life after death and that all human beings are equal and deserve the very best life has to offer. However i do not expect that the best has to be handed to me or anyone else on a silver platter, therefore i strive to claim my share of the very best by being very specific on whatever i consider to be the best by working hard to get it and also showing others to do so. I could never settle for anything other than the very best
and that is me. I don’t believe that people are lazy, but that they just need to be encouraged and shown how to get whatever they value most in their lives. So i choose to be a friend that will walk, grow and encourage you all the way to being the best that you were meant to be so that we can all live happy and fulfilled in this short and precious life. I am a vivid reader and read positive materials. I read a self help book every month together with all personal development stuff out there. I know that as long as one is growing mentally, and implementing the knowledge they are acquiring, massive success is just around the corner.
I would use Strong Minded, Intelligent and Soulful
Words people use more to describe me: attentive, caring, sweetheart, intelligent, non conformist, but also unpredictable, pedantic, touchy, too demanding
Words best describe me in my own perception: curious, ironic, restless, honest
These are the words that I would like to be:
Optimistic – turning every situation into something good, learning and applying this knowledge to my life for the benefit of myself and others.
Positive – having strong qualities that vibrate and resonate with people, magnifying their good ideas, bringing to life the ideas that touch and move me.
Focused – totally fixed on my goals and aspirations.
Excellence – doing my very best in every situation.
Understanding – seeing things from others viewpoint and perspective.
Motivated – enthusiastic in what I do and how I do it.
I already embody these qualities but not to the degree I would like as I have let other words come on my horizon. I learnt when doing this exercise that our words are like drops of water that when joined together become a stream, which can then turn into a river especially when connecting with other river(s).
We can shape our words like a carver carves wood, to make something beautiful and useful or it can be just ordinary firewood to be burnt and forgotten.
Every word on the list would something that i’d feel is ideal for me….but it would be right to choose a collection that’d undermine my true identity just because i would tend to associate with every positive virtue on the list no matter even if though i would want to i am not fully able to make myself at complete par with the characteristic
So the best way would be to ask someone else who truly knows me to choose for me
And the response i got was
Lively
Honest
Righteous and
toooo trusting
Life would be a perfect picture if you could categorize all that’s right on one side and that what’s not on the other and pick your choice but if all that you wished for was going to come true, then wishes would be horses and beggars would ride…..doesn’t matter…..i don’t mind being a beggar for the finer things in life, i wish for all that’s right to come and fine pick all the negative traits out and all the positive traits which are out,in.
I’m going to add another characteristic: unique. I think you’re the only person so far in 21DJC who didn’t write the list yourself, but ask someone else to write it.
But I think that you should also have a go writing your own list. See how you see yourself as. :)
Thanks Amanda others input really helps. . i am grateful for you addition.
but if it were up to me than i would choose honest, compatible, adaptive, inquisitive and change seeking. .
I did this in a different way. First I listed the first 15 traits I could think of (I’m not doing physical appearance.) and later I split them into 3 lists: 1) good and 2) bad 3) not sure. Part of my goal to become a better person. :D
Here is the 15 traits:
1 Helpful
2 Caring
3 Eager to learn
4 Brings joy to others
5 Interesting
6 Optimistic
7 A little lazy :p
8 Fun to be around
9 Crazy & mad, in a good way :)
10 Bookworm (fiction books)
11 Addicted to the computer (in an effort to improve GLB!)
12 Discipined
13 Adventurous
14 Organised
15 Perseverance
Here’s the three lists:
**Good** (12 traits)
1 Helpful
2 Caring
3 Eager to learn
4 Brings joy to others
5 Interesting
6 Optimistic
8 Fun to be around
9 Crazy & mad, in a good way :)
12 Discipined
13 Adventurous
14 Organised
15 Perseverance
**Bad** (1 trait)
7 A little lazy :p
**Not sure** (2 traits)
10 Bookworm (fiction books)
11 Addicted to the computer (in an effort to improve GLB!)
This was a really interesting way to do it. I am not sure being a little lazy is always a bad thing. :) Sometimes taking that lazy day can regenerate you for the stuff you have to do in life. Bookworm, I so use to be a bookworm, now I am a computer something. :) This is a really cool idea. :)
This is me, how I see myself:-
Positive
Appreciative
Compassionate
Considerate
Helpful
Caring
Philosophical
Spiritual
Dreamer
Dependable
Responsible
Have a sense of humor
Quiet
Shy
Friendly
Adventurous
Makes hasty decision sometimes
Cannot stand people who will not put in an extra effort in whatever they’re doing.
Neatness freak
;)
Integrity, discipline, loving, honest, optimistic, adventurous, trusting, reliable, organized, self-expressive
The word that describe about me is creative, good, funny, soft, Independence, funny and growth. Those words design me today. Leny
I am not sure if the answer to this is what i want the words describing myself to be….or what they currently are! Here is the wish list
-Faithful
-Solid
-With integrity
-Loving, Kind, Caring
-Dreamer
-Perseverence
– Infectiously Happy
– Hopeful
– Vulnerable
– Open minded
– Growing
– Humble
– Seeker
– Patient
– Real
Wow, that list could be long if you just go with free association….
Quarky, Eclectic, determined, tenacious, sympathetic , adventurous and cowardly, giving, strong willed, sarcastic, realist, organized, loving, compassionate, student of life, fighter, blessed, creative, wimpy, verbose, phobic, transitional, metamorphosis, curious, fun-size, loyal, guarded, lucky, hopeful, loved, silly, exhausted, foodie, wine lover, Puerto Rican, unique, imaginative, young at heart….
really it could go on and on both good and bad :)
I like being silly and young at heart. I’m with you here! :mrgreen:
I like Quarky~that is such a fun word. :dance:
It’s even fun to say!!! : D
What Words Best Describe Me?
Sweet
Positive
Polite
Cute
Friendly
Unique
Stubborn
Ambitious
Hardworking
Optimistic
Original
Honest
Truthful
Loyal
striving..
Godly, Christian, cerebral, analytical, spiritual, curious, philosophical, responsible, loving, organized (wasn’t always :) ), deep-thinking, caring, adventurous, trusting (too trusting), tired, happy, positive, strict, kind/generous, forgetful, anxious, semi-jaded, reliable, humorous, exacting, not into following rules and norms.
Observant, intuitive, adventuresome, playful, dreamer, lover, mostly happy, always seeking to experience more of everything.
This one is easy- my word would be Sunshine Kid, because that is my nickname!
There are other words, too like charming, optimistic, smiling, smart-worker! But nothing comes close like my nickname.
The WORDS best describe me are: compassionate, caring, kind, trustworthy, sensitive, considerate, understanding, creative, smart but impatient and extravagant. This is not easy for me to assess myself but I have to accept that these are the honest positive and negative words about me.
If I could pick a few words that I think describe me, I would choose:
Patient, Honest, Optimistic, Creative, and Loving.
Jaded.
lotusblue,
You are Succinct also.
Here are some unsolicited comments, I hope you don’t mind.
Is this a “funk” you are in now, or is / has this been your continued state for a long period?
When I am jaded it means my optimism has been pushed to the way back, by frustrations over worldly matters – some of those matters are important and real, some less so.
Yet I’ve found that my negative energy at that time does nothing to “solve the worlds problems” and does nothing to make me feel better. I “find peace” – by stepping back, and letting go of the negativity that I am allowing to flow through me – Letting go through prayer, meditation and appreciation of simple beauty.
One thing about “Jaded” – if you keep feeding it, it won’t go away.
Of course all of the foregoing assumes that “jaded” is a state in which one might not want to stay. Yet if it is actually what you really want and you’ve got it – then you are fulfilled, until what you really want changes.
forgiving and unconditional acceptance. I always try to see the soul people rather than what they look like. I tend to read the heart. Creative and eccentric. I want to be memorable, if only to myself.
Words my friends would use: Awesome, crazy, freaky, funny, fun, “Tiffilicious” XD
My words: Shy, distant, caring
Of course these words change depending on the situation. Lol
loyal, devoted, passionate, quiet, serious, reserved, colorful, deep, rational, logical, scientific, impatient, proud, independent, dishonest, stubborn, foolish, caring, sweet, happy, sad, depressed, joyful, smart, ignorance, sinful, innocent, introspective, retrospective, head-in-the-clouds, verbose, intuitive, insightful, practical, foolish spender, kind, unkind, rebellious, iconoclast, honest, wise, stupid, truth-seeker, good listener, selfish, poor listener, thoughtful, contemplative, pensive, whimsical, feminine, mysterious, tom-boyish, imaginative, creative, wistful, jealous, admiring, thankful, ungrateful, growing, perceptive, loving, distant, private, open, introvert, outgoing, shy, moody, intellectual, purple. clean, tidy, neat, meticulous, care-free, sometimes worrying, hardworking, diligent, lazy, right, wrong, thoughtless, forgetful, sincere, authentic, and genuine…………………
it doesn’t matter, because no one’s going to read this.
Mystical, and spiritual…complex…
Analytical.
Sometimes funny.
rude, romantic, sorry, sweetheart.
Philosophical-yes!
Hi Prion, you’ve posted 6 entries so far for today’s question, which is quite excessive. Please kindly consolidate your answers in 1 entry so as not to clutter up the comments. Thank you.
I’ve moved all your comments to today’s task under your first comment so other participants can refer easily.
Optimistic, truthful, mellow, whimsical, dedicated, loyal, and patient!
In the book Eat, Pray, Love there is a chapter where Elizabeth talks about the concept that everybody and everything has a word that can describe it’s essence. Just one single word. I was intrigued by that idea and so I thought what would be my word?
I had a few ideas, they were good, but not good enough. And than I tought that maybe if I can’t yet define myself with one word for a whole lifetime, I can find a word that describes this phase of my life.
I found that word easily. It’s GROWTH.
Growth means becoming a better me. Growth means expanding my knowledge and my capabilities. It also means gaining new experiences. Growth means growing up,in the sense of being more mature. Growth means…expanding myself in every sense (well, except in physical sense, in that sense I need to shrink down a bit :) )
My other motto is (don’t laugh!) > Beauty,brains & fun<. It describes aspects that are important in my life right now:
BEAUTY is …well, it has some power in itself. I want to be beautiful and noticed by the opposite sex. I love flirting, I am not quick into going further than that, but I love flirting and teasing boys… It is also about being in nice surrounding, about fashion, about being hedonistic, and about a beautiful figure – eating healthy and exercising and taking care of my body.
BRAINS are because I am nerdy in a way :) I am someone who actually loves school. Learning new stuff that many would say those are useless information. I am amazed by science and even more amazed by nature. I love reading. I enjoy a good conversation. I just get pleasure by being intelligent on one part (Mensa certified that), and having the knowledge on the other. It is one thing I am sure off and one I am proud about, and a thing that nobody can take away from me. It is actually something that makes me arrogant at times. :/
FUN was added to my original beauty&brains motto, because this is the best time in my life to really have fun. I am a freshman in college, and I am pretty much carefree. I have lot of time to hang out with friends, go out, experience new things, do something crazy if I want to…
TRUE TO SELF are the words I would use to describe my character in the shortest possible way. Because I don't believe in pretending and fakin' it, and trying to be something else than yourself. That way you're kidding yourself more than you do other people, I believe in improving yourself.
So that's it. There are any words to describe my character, traits, physical appearance, but these 5 describe me and my vision of life the best.
You are a Mensa certified genius?
Yes, I love beauty and brains.
Right, I try to be myself, authentic. Intellectual and mystical….
Science is the Spirituality of the Rational.
Hey Prion :) Thanks for replying :) No, I don’t have that high IQ to be accepted at Mensa, they require a person to be in top 2% of the population, and I am in the top 8%. That is still considered to be above average so I am happy about that :)
And I like the quote
Hi Ivona,
Roger Federer describes/summarises people in three words.
Bob
What words best describe me?
This will be a short journal entry for me, and will only include words I believe best describe me. I’m sure if my wife were asked the same question about me, it would be a completely different story :) So here goes:
Creative
Positive
Imaginative
Caring
Optimistic
Individualistic
Compassionate
Sincere
Thankful
Artistic
Mindful
Honest
Understanding
Loyal
Smart
Original
Thoughtful
Alive
Clean
Respectful
Visual
Geeky
Appreciative
Empowered
Musical
Loving
Pesty
Inspired
Tall
Caucasian
Male
Inquisitive
There are more I’m sure, but these are all I can think of first thing in the morning. :mrgreen:
Stubborn
I am stubborn in anything I want, anything I want to achieve, and well, anything I can be stubborn on.
“HONEST” and “JOLLY”
“Honest” and “Jolly” are the two words which describe me the best.
Being Honest to myself and to the world gives me a satisfaction from deep inside. :) It really feels great to be Honest. :)
As my nature is very jolly, I get mix with everyone….most of them always tells me that “you are a jolly and lovable person”. Obviously being lovable makes me proud of myself. :)
I’ll describe my self with the word: Happy
:D
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