For many people self-acceptance is hard to come by on a good day. It’s tenuous, a glass with tiny cracks, at best. On a bad day, when you’ve made a mistake or two, don’t like how you look or feel absolutely miserable, your self-acceptance is in shards.
Fortunately, self-acceptance is something we can nurture. Look at it as a skill that you can practice versus an innate trait that you either have or don’t.
we can cultivate self-acceptance
1. Set an intention.
It is vital that we set an intention for ourselves that we are willing to shift paradigms from a world of blame, doubt and shame to a world of allowance, tolerance, acceptance and trust.
2. Celebrate your strengths.
Make a list of all the hardships you’ve overcome, all the goals you’ve accomplished, all the connections you’ve made, and all the lives you’ve touched for the better. Keep it close by, review it frequently, and add to it often.
3. Consider the people around you.
What kinds of people do you surround yourself with?
4.Create a support system.
Distance yourself from people who bring you down, Surround yourself with people who accept you and believe in you.
5. Forgive yourself.
Past regrets can prevent us from practicing self-acceptance. Forgive yourself, and move on.
6. Shush your inner critic.
Many people equate their inner critic with a voice of reason. They think their inner critic is simply speaking the truth. But if you wouldn’t say it to a loved one, it’s not honesty or sincerity. It’s unwarranted — and harsh — judgment.
Our mistakes and our imperfections are not bad or wrong or failures–they are the fingerprints of humanity and opportunities for learning, healing and growth.
7. Grieve the loss of unrealized dreams.
Whatever your dreams or goals, mourn that they didn’t come to pass, he said. Then get back to being the best you possible.
8. Perform charitable acts.
When you sacrificially give to others, you see how your deeds are a positive influence on other lives.
9. Realize that acceptance is not resignation.
acceptance as letting go of the past and the things we cannot control. This way, “you can focus your energy on that which you can [control], which is empowering.
10. Speak to your highest self.
Try the following activity that includes imagining and interacting with your highest or best self.
11. Be kind to yourself.
Coming to accept who you are involves loving yourself because of your flaws, not in spite of them. It's not selfish or undeserved.
12. Fake it ‘til you make it.
Most of us do not have direct communication from our deity of choice, yet we take the leap and trust that our God is true and real. The same goes for our self-acceptance. I first must think and do before I know.
Remember You Are Good Enough.
we can cultivate self-acceptance
1. Set an intention.
It is vital that we set an intention for ourselves that we are willing to shift paradigms from a world of blame, doubt and shame to a world of allowance, tolerance, acceptance and trust.
2. Celebrate your strengths.
Make a list of all the hardships you’ve overcome, all the goals you’ve accomplished, all the connections you’ve made, and all the lives you’ve touched for the better. Keep it close by, review it frequently, and add to it often.
3. Consider the people around you.
What kinds of people do you surround yourself with?
4.Create a support system.
Distance yourself from people who bring you down, Surround yourself with people who accept you and believe in you.
5. Forgive yourself.
Past regrets can prevent us from practicing self-acceptance. Forgive yourself, and move on.
6. Shush your inner critic.
Many people equate their inner critic with a voice of reason. They think their inner critic is simply speaking the truth. But if you wouldn’t say it to a loved one, it’s not honesty or sincerity. It’s unwarranted — and harsh — judgment.
Our mistakes and our imperfections are not bad or wrong or failures–they are the fingerprints of humanity and opportunities for learning, healing and growth.
7. Grieve the loss of unrealized dreams.
Whatever your dreams or goals, mourn that they didn’t come to pass, he said. Then get back to being the best you possible.
8. Perform charitable acts.
When you sacrificially give to others, you see how your deeds are a positive influence on other lives.
9. Realize that acceptance is not resignation.
acceptance as letting go of the past and the things we cannot control. This way, “you can focus your energy on that which you can [control], which is empowering.
10. Speak to your highest self.
Try the following activity that includes imagining and interacting with your highest or best self.
11. Be kind to yourself.
Coming to accept who you are involves loving yourself because of your flaws, not in spite of them. It's not selfish or undeserved.
12. Fake it ‘til you make it.
Most of us do not have direct communication from our deity of choice, yet we take the leap and trust that our God is true and real. The same goes for our self-acceptance. I first must think and do before I know.
Remember You Are Good Enough.
XOXO
luka
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