Self-Acceptance has become a universal struggle. ⠀
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From teenagers to adults many of us struggle with self-acceptance. There are always going to be flaws of ours that we would like to change. ⠀
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But that’s the problem. We can’t change every single thing about ourselves. Some flaws are just always going to be there. We can’t be amazing at every single thing.⠀
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And that’s why it’s called self-acceptance not self-change.⠀
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Self-acceptance is the awareness of your strengths and weaknesses. It’s the realistic appraisal of your talents, capabilities, and worth. And most importantly it’s the feeling of satisfaction with yourself, despite flaws and regardless of past choices.⠀
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I used to always think that in order to accept and love myself I had to change who I was.⠀
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I thought I had to be the best at everything and be better than everyone else. I thought that self-acceptance equaled perfection. ⠀
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But that’s not true. That’s not the way it works. ⠀
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I can’t be 100% perfect. No matter how hard I try there will always be times when I fuck up and certain things that I’m just not good at. ⠀
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But that's okay. And it wasn’t until I realized that, that I was able to understand what self-acceptance truly meant. ⠀
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And with that knowledge I was able to start taking the right steps towards learning how to accept and embrace myself, flaws and all.⠀
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Do you struggle with self-acceptance?⠀
