Are you Happy With yourself?

I was watching an episode of "Biggest Loser" and Jillian asked a contestant if she was happy with herself and she said no. When Jillian asked her why, she said she just wasn't. Now this back and forth got me asking myself the same question and my answer was yes and no. I am happy with what I have accomplished education and career wise, but I am not happy with me. The problem though is I really can't pinpoint exactly why I feel like "me" is subpar. I have a wonderful family and friends and people who genuinely like me for me, but I don't know that I like me. I am not a very nice person, I have a short temper, I am condescending and I take immense pleasure in belittling people and I know that people would suggest that I have some kind of deep seethed insecurity, but I really don't buy that.

I have never actually looked at myself to see why I am the way I am, but as I have gotten older I have begun to look back on my actions and wonder why I act how I act. A lot of times, I do it just because, other times I don't even know that I've done something wrong until someone points it out to me. I personally think that the society we live in is so focused on being PC and kumbayaish that they make people like me, straight shooters, feel like we are anomalies. When in reality, those people who go out of their way to not offend are the people with the problems.

What is so wrong with calling a dumbass a "dumbass"? Why should I feel wrong for saying the truth? Why is it being politically correct as opposed to being a liar? As I ask myself these questions, it makes me start to notice that I may not be all that bad, society and it's tenets just make me think I am worse than I really am, so I ask myself "Are you happy with yourself?" HELL YEAH!!!

Are you happy with how you look though, is a whole different ball game.