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Self acceptance goes hand in hand with Self love.Self Acceptance is vitally important to building self esteem and developing self confidence. It is essential for finding inner peace and happiness.Really. How can you find Peace and happiness if you think there's something wrong with you right now? How can you find peace and happiness if you still hate yourself because the kids called you “metal mouth” in middle school?
I'd like to share an article on Self Acceptance written by May at Doorway to Self Esteem. Self acceptance starts really early in life.We define ourselves early on by how we think our parents think of us. Here’s the crazy thing, it’s not about how our parents really felt; it’s about how we perceived their words, actions and behaviors.If you felt your parents were really great positive, supportive and encouraging people who loved everything about you then chances are you’ve got a fairly high level of self acceptance already. If however your parents displayed irritation that you were loud or messy or didn’t eat your vegetables, you might have perceived there was something wrong with you. There is not and never was. Self acceptance is about understanding that you are a work in progress. Another thing to remember is that kids are cruel and many of us were damaged by our peers. I always think it's so sad that people can walk around with these crazy idea's like they're ugly or they smell funny because some 9 year old kid was feeling ornery one day 20 years ago.
They tend to grow because every rejection we perceive builds upon the previous and adds to our subconscious list of things we don’t accept about ourselves. Now that we’re all grown up we need to re-evaluate that list.You can’t go back in time and change it. You’re not doomed to suffer.First of all quit blaming you’re parents. You’re an adult now; you can be the person you want to be if you’re willing to do the work. Too many people are walking around pissed off at their parents for making mistakes. You parents were human, they were never perfect. They did the best they could with the knowledge and resources they had.
Accept the fact that your childhood wasn’t perfect. Forgive yourself and the people that made it possible.
What if you don’t remember your childhood?
It's okay. you can still make peace with you're past even if you don't remember it. Total self acceptance is in your grasp!
Keep a record of how your practice shifted you perspective and made you feel better!
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