JENNY THOMPSON
"One quality I truly love about myself is my determination. Moving to Yellowknife and making something of myself is what I am truly proud of. Leaving my home and my family wasn’t easy. Pushing myself out of my comfort zone and really putting myself out there was a lot of work. However, it all paid off. My determination allowed me to follow my dreams and become the person I’ve always wanted to be. I have a whole new life here in Yellowknife, and I absolutely love everything and everyone that has helped shape me into the person I am today. One quote I love is 'Be the person you needed when you were younger'. When I was younger, I wanted so badly to be liked and didn’t have the self-esteem I have today. As I reflect on my past, I forgive that young girl for her mistakes and lack of self-love she had for herself. It’s so important to accept your flaws and truly love who you are. Self-love is the key to happiness. It’s the key that will allow you to grow and experience life to the fullest. Being a part of this project reminded me of how important it is to not be too hard on yourself and to always love who you are." Yellowknife,
NT, Canada
Sandra Oavolcic
"The quality I love most about myself is my perseverance. Self-love has certainly been a life long challenge. Though it all, i have come to understand that everything around us, but most importantly yourself, possess inner wisdom and beauty. We must simply tune in, listen, and allow them to teach us.. If we passionately as well as diligently work hard, success is inevitable when it comes to achieving our dreams! Always believe in yourself. No matter what, you § i will persevere."
Yellowknife, NT, Canada
Ken Eng
"One quality I love about myself is restlessness - constantly evolving to become the best person I can: physically, intellectually, emotionally, spiritually, and socially. Running mountain trails, challenging, finding myself, in the calm, crisp air.”
Yellowknife, NT, Canada
Geneva Irwin
"People know me for my big personality, but I get my happiness from the little things in life. Sunday morning coffee while playing with my plants. Wine and dancing with my best friends in the living room. Snuggling on the floor with the closest dog. Enthusiasm and joy in the small things is my greatest gift."
Yellowknife, NT, Canada
Chantee Timperley
"I love that I see life in a filter of love and possibility. Despite the ugliness around me, I have an open mind and an open heart. I don’t find it hard to trust others and I love fearlessly. I bring opportunity to relationships and connections because my love knows no boundaries and I make an effort so that it holds no grudges or resentment from past experiences. My friends are dear to me and my partner is someone I respect. I carry a sparkle that allows me to connect with people of all backgrounds and can create great relationships even if it’s momentarily sitting next to a stranger. I love my authenticity."
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Niklas Fritsch
“The quality I love about myself is having enough courage to trust love one more time and always one more time.”
Perth, Australia
Jennifer Vionnet
"My tenacity. Sometimes it seems pointless to try and stand up for what we want, but if asking creates even a tiny chance of getting it, why not go for it? It might even be more than what we had wished for.."
Perth, Australia
Carys Calder
“The quality I love most about myself is that I’m friendly/easy to get on with.”
Perth, Australia
Jasmine Rees
"One quality I like about myself is I'm very mellow - I don't get stressed out easily and try not to take myself too seriously. I get along with most people and try to make the best of whatever situation I'm in. Although life can be really shitty at times I always remember to take a deep breath and focus on what's really important instead of getting caught up in the small stuff."
Perth, Australia
Mindy Willet
"I feel most beautiful when I’m in my yellow rain coat in a storm or a winter parka on a cold day. I don’t know why but the moods of nature make me energized. The smile that comes with that moment is the physical trait I love."
Yellowknife, NT, Canada
Jorrit Ormel
"The good thing about me is: staying calm in all possible situations. I do not want to worry to much cause every little thing is gonna be alright."
Perth, Australia
Isla Martin-Abel
"My favourite quality is how easy I find it to talk to new people and how much I enjoy it! People seem to open up to me and I always feel honoured and grateful... I love hearing about people’s stories and learning more about them.”
Perth, Australia
Delany Stanley
"One quality I love about myself is that I am incredibly stubborn. For some people, this is an awfully annoying trait and I can totally understand that. I'm not the best person to make collective decisions with and I can come off as selfish because I want to get my way. But for me, I see it as I don't easily give up and I'll always put up a fight for something that I believe in. As a result, I can come off as a wildly passionate person with determination and persistence. I like to think that I have a good sense of direction, meaning I know what I want and what I need to do to get there (trust me, I've got my whole life planned out). My stubbornness has allowed me to be resilient with everything that life has thrown at me, and confident with the decisions that I have made. I believe that if it wasn't for me being stubborn, my life would be radically different than it is now and my outlook on life would be diminished. As I sort of let on, I'm not a great person to argue with, but I will sure as hell show you how devoted I am to something and how much it means to me."
Canmore, AB, Canada
Tom Wiegeraad
"A quality I love about myself is that I am a genuinely nice person with an open look and become friends with people pretty quick."
Perth, Australia
Traci Mercer
"Frankness and empathy."
Yellowknife, NT, Canada
Jawah Scott
"I love myself for who I am today. I accept and forgive who I was yesterday. And I look forward to who I will be tomorrow. Life is forever changing. I love that I become more and more myself each day."
Yellowknife, NT, Canada
Orlando Marosini
"Found myself lost in my art.
You see the reason why I'm always smiling is because I'm just having a good time like 24/7. I almost feel like I can't stop, I'm constantly doing something. I love meeting people, connecting, creating, having random fun, or just simply getting jiggy with it. If one thing could sum up what drives me everyday, it is energy. I believe by sharing you can make others also feel incredible. So I smile, or I might just say "Have a Flowerful Day" and hope you can also just look up to the sky and smile and realise how amazing life can be. Enjoy your days and stay groovy yall.”
Maastrich, Netherlands
Katie Tang
"I would have to say my bubbly personality. I like to make others feel comfortable whenever they interact with me. It breaks the tension and makes our time with each other more enjoyable! I like it when people laugh at the things I do or/and say. Makes me think, 'oh yes, I am funny.' "
Vancouver, BC, Canada
NATASHA MCCAGG
"My statement is around fearlessly loving myself. I love my changing body that has survived 2 near death experiences, been left scared, battles depression, birthed 2 amazing daughters, and continues to allow me to do all the things I love like teaching yoga, learning to downhill ski in my 40s, just getting outside & enjoying nature & all the beauty. We’re only as old as we feel & I feel pretty darn good. I believe self-love is when you are truly accepting of yourself & comfortable in your own skin. Often i'm noticing people hold back on expressing themselves, scared of what other people might think. (I can relate, there was a time when I was like this too) I'll tell you all right now, life is way too short to spend one more minute worrying about this! DO YOU & OWN IT! We were all made to be unique for a reason. Just remember the thing that you hate most about yourself is what makes you stand out (in a good way) & is likely what people love about you!"
Yellowknife, NT, Canada
MARKUS KREIBICH
“I'm in love with myself because of my smile and positive mind. Since I was a child, I have the property to make people happier if they going through a bad time.”
Perth, Australia
Robyn Duncan
"Self love.. something I’ve always found difficult to figure out, to accept and to embrace but I now realize everyone has flaws, everyone makes mistakes and everyone deserves a second chance, including me. After thinking long and hard to find a quality I like about myself I decided it’s my courage, my courage to push myself out of my comfort zone to be the best possible version of myself. It’s my courage to carry on even when things get tough and to accept that life is shitty at times but it goes on. It’s my courage to no matter what stay true to who I am and be myself, to put others first and encourage people that’s it’s okay not to be okay. It’s my courage to stand up for what’s right, to face up to the uncertainty and accept that whatever life throws at you you can either run from it or grow from it. It’s my courage to keep on smiling, enjoy the little things and appreciate every lesson life has taught and continues to teach me. It’s my courage to be kind to everyone even if they aren’t kind back. Life is a beautiful thing and I truly believe that you’ll end up exactly where you’re supposed be with a little bit of faith, a little bit of trust and a big smile."
Perth, Australia
Aimee Hunze
“One quality I love about myself is my persistence. When I really want something I will never give up until I have tried every possible way to get there.”
Amsterdam Netherlands
Alyssa Cassidy
"What quality I love about myself? I love how I'm not afraid to wear my heart on my sleeve. Even in the darkest of times, I still manage to see the light in life and make myself happy. I have and will continue to grow stronger from sad or upsetting situations. With this ability, I'm able to work on self-growth and self love and that is what makes me the beautiful woman I am today."
Perth, Australia
Tyler Grant
“My favourite quality about myself is that I’m hilarious."
Perth, Australia
Florian Prinz
“A quality I love about myself is the ability to develop a fascination for a variety of things followed by a high engagement and passion.”
Perth, Australia
Paige MacIntosh
"Resilience is the thing that I have learned to love the most about myself'There is something that keeps a person going even after they feel like their soul has been broken. The fight, the healing and the evolution; this is what makes you formidable. Resilience is not always gentle but it is the most beautiful part of surviving. - self love."
Yellowknife, NT, Canada
Guillaume Vêtu
"The highest quality is tolerance.
I love everyone, I love listening to people get to know them, learn from their experience and their point of view. It's the best school of life."
Perth, Australia
Annabelle Davis
“The one quality I love about myself is that I am kind. I often put myself down and focus on all the things that I’m not, but one thing I always remind myself of is that I have a kind heart. I will always look out for people & try to see the good in everyone, even if I am not feeling good in myself. For me, being kind is the only thing that is important.”
Perth, Australia
Pauline Theunissen
"The quality I love most about my self is being warm-hearted."
Perth, Australia
Katie Smith
“My energy would have to be the quality I love most about myself. I find that my energy highlights my outgoing personality and positive mindset, and when I’m around others I hope that it influences them. Essentially, it has made me realise that I have the power to determine my own happiness and confidence.”
Perth, Australia
Julia Skitcko
"I love that I remain young at heart, despite some of the harsh realities of the world. I hold on to my childlike sense of wonder and treat every day as a possibility for good things to happen."
Yellowknife, NT, Canada
Chris Harrell
"I don’t mind acting childish or strange whenever I am trying to make someone laugh. Those are probably the moments where I’m feeling my best."
Amsterdam, Netherlands
