Actually I had always liked myself and when situations that could destroy everything I had been or will be in the future faced me in the eyes, I didn't blinked. I had never blamed anyone for my fortune or lack of it. I am enjoying Phase 3 of my life. Grateful to Life, Grateful to Love, Ready for the Next Challenge, either alone or with a witness to my Golden Years. They will be Golden.. they will be Mine... I still Enjoy Me like in my childhood, very amused with this fella inside me! No bitterness with the outcome.

I try.

Couldn't resist.

We all have strengths and weaknesses. As an ebullient, enthusiastic person, I love my intelligence and high energy. I see the good in people.

Growing up with a critical, alcoholic father, I learned to be self-critical. "There's Dad's critical voice again," I remind myself when I'm tired. Naming that critical inner voice takes away its power. Years of therapy helped me be kinder to myself.

In my 20's, I joked that my middle initial, "A," stood for "Ambivalence." Ambivalence used to paralyze me in making decisions. Not anymore. My mind sees positives and negatives in every situation.

The ability to quickly generate options is a strength. Like my mother, I'm good at problem-solving.

I learned to distill my thinking. Now I'm more clear. Also learned to manage my feelings. "All of your feelings are okay," I taught my daughter. "You can choose your actions and behavior."

Each year I set personal goals. For two years, I have been working on being kinder and a better listener.

I'm green and growing.

Not really I tend to be hard on myself

Pffff. Nope.

Yes, I do now. It took a long time to reach this point in my life. Nice post.

Yes. I'm pretty content with who I am.

Nope

Oh geeze... that's a tough one! Truly embrace myself? I'm going to have look that one up. Ok... no I don't truly embrace myself. I need to go on a diet and stop cooking like I'm a king and everyone can kiss my ring. I need to get some of these projects done around here. I need to start trying to tone up.
Do I love myself? Apparently not.... I like myself to a point. But then I still don't know what love is.I still have addiction like sweets and fried food and smoking. Now... i love others and would take a bullet for them. But only help them if I thought I wasnt enabling them. Teach them to fish to feed themself type of psychology.
Such soul crunching questions...ugh!

I did once, but then I had to post bail.

I finally like myself..... Harry Chapin in "Sequel".

Most days , yes ...and I it feels so good

When the world lets me and does not fuck with me!

Then Yes!

When I hit puberty, was obviously a very strange time, and i don't know if I were soliciting my mother for sex or not, but made the statement one day, " I need someone to love." she said she loved me, but that was not what I was seeking, THO, I realized that earlier in my live, she had told me, "one should love one's self." BULLSHIT MOM...one must love oneself, before they can love anyone else...took me a long time to learn now.... Now I am old, widowed, my teeth are yellow, BUT MY OWN, my body is probably 65% or so of what it has been, my life experiences have been unbelievable, places I have not even thought of, have filled my eyes and heart. I have learned the greatest love affair of my life has been in support of me, and unconditional love followed wherever I go....

Try to-It wasmy gfs birthday and we celebrated by having tenof us go out to dinner. When my other gf's husband got all "trumpy" I decided to cut the pm short.Nolove and joy there.

Absolutely, and positive energy..

I try but am not always successful and I regret that I can't.

For the most part, I do. Except for when I've eaten too much spicy Mexican food.