What are you, beyond your appearance?

[Amaryllis]

Soooo, Dee's thread (http://www.virtualteen.org/forums/showthread.php?t=115433) inspired me to make this! Well done, Dee!

What do you love/like about yourself, that you're proud of? Nothing to do with how you look so don't tell me you like how skinny you are! What do you think you're good at? A personality trait? Something kind you did? Elaborate! Make yourself feel good. Make a long list. Gloat. Say how awesome you are! And when you feel like crap, read this.

I'll start first.

1. My empathy. I'm pretty proud of myself for leaving this intact after all the crap I went through. If a friend cries over a C in her exam or her parents taking away her phone, I won't just brush it off!

2. My voice! I think I have a beeaauuttiiffuuulll voice. Maybe not the best but good, nonetheless! Singing was my life before Ana ruined it and I plan to get it back!

3. Photography skills Everything is beautiful in my eyes

4. I can draw. I may not be extraordinary but I did get the visual arts award 2 years in a row ;)

5. I'm nice and friendly. Sometimes maybe too much. But i like that about me.

6. Maturity. Sometimes I wish I was a kid and that I thought and acted my age. But hey, I'm old, I'm old. I'll help my friends on their journey.

7. I'm pretty smart ;) Now, I'm not the smartest kid in my grade but I'm definitely top 10! Hey, I'm asian. Jokes.

8. My bubbliness! I'm really bubbly O.O Have any of you noticed? Cause I am! It can get annoying but oh well hehe

9. Writing ability. I write pretty well, if I may say so myself. My poetry gets boring but hey, I'm still good xD

You are more than your appearance. A good cover does not make a good book.

[FuzzyLittleNightmare]

This is a good idea...if you ask me what's beautiful about my body I really struggle but if I'm in a good mood I can think of personality traits and such!

1. My Ambition/Passion - despite all the crap I have been through and am still going through, I've never let myself waver from my dream of being a star. I want to be a singer/dancer/actress more than I want air to breathe!

2. My Empathy/Sympathy - no matter what people have been through, I will always be there for them. I may be rubbish at sharing my own problems, but I'll take on board someone elses

3. My Conservationalist Attitude - I love this planet, to the extent I get angry if I see someone throw rubbish on the floor instead of in the bin. People are always telling me off for picking up rubbish on the floor and taking it to the nearest bin, even if it is disgusting

4. My Voice - I never used to like it and always sang real quiet so people couldn't hear, but then my newest singing teacher handed me a song score and had me sing it. From the reactions of the people in my class it isn't as bad as I thought!

5. My Dance Ability - I may not be the greatest dancer, but I pick up and memorise choreography real quick and practice every day. I'm determined to be the best one day

I would have also said my intelligence but Ana stole most of that from me. I'm not dumb (hey, I'm taking Biology, Physics, Statistics and English Lit at college) but my concentration and speed is way down. I will get the right answer, but it takes me longer.

[Kiss]

- I'm good at sports.
- My capacity to love.
- I'm smart, not the smartest, but more than average
- I'm friendly.
- My sense of humour :D... erm sometimes heh.
- And my dedication.

I won't elaborate on these because I don't really know what to say about them :P

[sarah newman]

I have a lovely personality
Put others before myself
Am very helpful
My mum is very Ill so I look after her
I am doing well in exams :)

[ShadowGirl]

1. I'm very smart- I've never gotten a B on a report card. All A's and proud of it :)
2. My voice- it's not perfect, but I've made it into 3 advanced choirs. I think I'm pretty good.
3. I'm quiet- I like how people have to want to get to know me. I'm not friends with anybody and everybody.
4. My maturity
5. I'm pretty good at piano
6. I'm kind

[stories]

My listening skills - I try to listen more so than speak
My memory - I have a pretty good memory and remember the little things about people
My photography skills - I find myself pretty good with a 35m camera
My care for others - I will put others before myself and always like to volunteer and help out
My writing skills - When the inspiration comes my creative writing is pretty good to me

[Lethe]

I'm a friendly person.
I'm rather intelligent and I have a high level of common sense, unlike some people.
I'm not exactly a motivated person, but I'm not lazy and I always do my homework, no matter how trivial.
I'm a polite person who says thank you whenever someone does something nice to me.
I'm not a drinker or a smoker, nor will I ever be. I pride myself on abstaining from unhealthy things like that.
I love reading and writing; when I get into a mood I can write several pages.

[screamtobeheard]

I'm good at music.

[stories]

Oh, also I am healthy. I like the fact that I have been able to keep up with being vegetarian for the past two and a half years. I'm doing it for health, the environment, and the animals.
Along with that, I do not smoke/do drugs or drink either. I won't ever do that and proud of myself for it.

[bambino]

thought this was a brilliant idea Z :)

-considerate
-friendly
-quite a nice singing voice

[Amaryllis]

It's quite nice to see y'all talking good about yourselves :) Wow, looks like we have lots of singers! Ooooo we should all sing a song together! Perfect by Pink! That would be ah-ma-zing! PM me or leave a comment or email if any of y'all are interested ;)

Remember, beauty lies inside according to this! (http://www.virtualteen.org/forums/showthread.php?t=110873)

[Bath]

I think this is a lovely idea :)

- How emotional I get. It gets in the way a lot, but it makes me who I am and how strongly I feel about things is just a part of that.

- My acting abilities. I'm just now getting into acting/theatre again and it's made me feel a little better.

- I'm pretty friendly, if I'm in an okay mood.

- I love the feeling I get when I get good grades.

- How artistic and creative I can be.

- How I'm not afraid to go places alone.

[Amaryllis]

I looks ordinary, I hope the body good point, but I'm too fat

Not your body, nails, hair or face. That isn't the point of this thread. What are you on the inside? What do you do that you are proud of? What talents to you hold? You are more than your appearance :)

[xXl0sth0peXx]

This is actually a really cool idea.. Almost kinda difficult.. I really had to think, and I think it may have done me some good..

My Handwriting ~ I know this is a really odd thing, but I love my handwriting. It just looks so pretty to me.

My Voice ~ I guess this is both singing and speaking. When I skyped with my best friend over the internet for the first time, she gave me confidence of my voice. I love singing. I've been told I have a good voice too.. I'm kinda shy about it, but I love doing it.

Sketching Abilities ~ I'm never gonna be an AP artist, and I don't really wanna be.. But I love sketching, and I've received so many compliments over my sketches. They're just simple most of the time, but I still have fun doing them.

Softball ~ I've kinda gotten out of this due to injuries, but my ability to pitch in softball, and the fact that my hitting has improved so much over the past year. It took a lot of work, but it's so much more fun to step up to the plate and hit the ball.

Piano ~ I started self teaching myself to play about a year ago, and I've come so far. Self teaching is sooo much harder than I thought it would be, but I'm really enjoying playing the piano.

[Alexithymia]

Request for sticky first of all. But...

1. My writing ability. I'm not the best, no. I'm far from it. But I'm proud of what I can do. I never got an award for it, but I've always been able to marvel at it. Selfish or a true talent, I don't know.
2. My happiness. I know it's an odd think to say, but I'm enjoy it. It's part of me, and it's the part I like to show. No, that I feel should be showed the most. Not because it gives the example of "I'm perfect", but because is shows me for whom I am: a happy, older than he seems, thirteen year old, gay boy who immensely enjoys being on the computer.
3. My life. I just seem to be full of abstract thinking today! Anyway, I think my life makes up a good chunk of me. Not the literal sense, but the sense of what I do with my life and why. It's what I do that defines me. And, well, I kinda like how I've been defined. Except for a few areas.
4. My ability to agree and just be able to be there for someone. Again, selfish, but it's true. I'm proud of the fact that I can be there for someone. Now, that probably doesn't make sense to most people, but when you're anti-social and socially awkward, learning how and when to just be there for someone is a task that's pretty big. Some outgoing friends I have don't even have it mastered.

Well, that's it for me! Might add in later...

[SinisterMystery]

1. My patience.
2. My handwriting.
3. My writings.
4. My ability to get amazing friends.