Can you
honestly say that you accept yourself fully, or do you reject some parts of
yourself? Do you accept your personality, your weaknesses, your quirks, and the
parts of you that are “still under construction?”
Many people have difficulty accepting all of themselves,
they may like their strengths but despise their limitations. Personally, I am comfortable
with my strong points, but I tend to want to cower down in the face of my
imperfections. Let’s face it, we all have imperfections, but we don’t accept all of our “warts and blemishes.” There
are sides to us that we do not want anyone to see, not even ourselves! We hide
the parts of ourselves that if were exposed we could feel shame. So, then we
become not true to our ourselves and “wear a mask” that cover our perceived
messed-up selves. “Cause, what if someone knew the real me? They may not like
all of me, just the good parts.”
When you don’t
accept yourself unconditionally that means the good, the bad and the ugly
sides, you will wind-up covering up who you really are.
If we want to be able to accept other people just as
they are, then it must begin with accepting ourselves just as we are. It does
not mean we don’t want to be better, or want our loved ones to be better, it just
means we allow grace to cover areas that are still a work in progress. Grace implies
to ourselves and to others that none of us are perfect, and all need the space
and time to grow and learn. Start today by giving yourself grace for all the parts
of yourself that make you uncomfortable, or that you are still finding trouble
overcoming.
If you are
making progress not perfection that is what you should focus on, not how much further
you have to go.
►Reflection
questions:
1) What
areas do you have trouble accepting in yourself? How would you feel if you
accepted all parts of yourself?
2) Can
you give yourself grace today for all your weaknesses, faults, and mistakes?
→Say out loud, “I accept
all of myself.”
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