I was nominated by the Not-so Modern Girl for the Flawesome Award. This award was created by Sophia Ismaa. She wants to encourage us to celebrate our flaws and turn them into strengths.

“How often do we forget that our weaknesses can be a strength? Our flaws make us human, our flaws tell us more about who we are, and in turn we turn those flaws into awesome strengths. In short, our flaws make us #flawesome.” – Sophia Ismaa

I can definitely get behind this. I’m definitely guilty of being my own worst critic and sometimes it’s easy to fall into the trap of only ragging on ourselves and not remembering to build ourselves up, too. We shouldn’t wait for external compliments and praise – sometimes you have to be your own cheerleader, even when you feel like you don’t deserve it. And maybe especially when you feel like you don’t deserve it.

Thanks for nominating me, Not-so Modern Girl. I think you’re Flawesome, too! 😉

Rules:

1. Link back to the creator – Sophia Ismaa Writes
2. Display the award
3. List 3 flaws and turn it into a strength
4. Tag 10 other people

Three Ways In Which I Am Flawesome:

1. I’m a conflict avoider and don’t like choosing sides. | I am very good at seeing both sides to a situation. In a world with so much conflict and people shouting from different sides of a platform, I think it’s important to have people that can mediate a situation – who can see both sides to a story and calmly take in information from both sides and come to a compromise. Sometimes I feel like the only moderate person in the room, especially where politics is concerned. But I also pride myself on being able to adapt to different situations and take in new information and while sometimes avoiding conflict means not dealing with a situation, it also means not seeking out drama and helping situations find a resolution. I create happy places wherever possible.
2. I worry too much | I am organized and good at preparing for a worst case scenario. If you say, “What’s the worst that could happen?” you should brace yourself for a long list from me. Sometimes this means that my brain is filled with worries and anxiety (okay fine, most of the time) but I can also turn this into a Super Power of being prepared for anything. I’ve thought of all of the ways that a kid could hurt themselves on a slide. I’ve also thought of every issue we might need to deal with on a road trip and prepped for the trip to the Nth degree with itineraries, maps, printouts of hotel reservations, lists of places we want to see, emergency contacts and more. Maybe we’ll never need all of these things, but I sleep easier knowing that we are prepared.
3. I’m easily distracted | I have a lot of different interests. Just writing this post, I’ve found myself checking facebook and my email, getting distracted while linking to other blogs, wanting to read more of their posts, texting friends, checking my calendar and more. This is pretty par for the course for me. You should see how long it takes me to drink my coffee. But I guess it’s also proof that I am living a full life, with lots of interests and plenty of obligations and people that fill my day. And the fact that I finish this post at all will be a testament to my ability to finish a task even when there are a million other balls up in the air at the same time.

Okay, time to nominate 10 Flawesome people:

Randomly Jess | That’s What She Read | Really, Are You Serious? | Something To Ponder About | Beach Bookworm | Ex Libris Kate | Opinionated Book Lover | Birdie Bookworm | The Writing Hufflepuff | Life Should Be Lit

No worries if you don’t participate in blog tags and awards. Whether you decide to participate or not, I think you are awesome, flaws and all. Thanks again to Not-so Modern Girl for nominating me.