YOU >>> 2. Accepting yourself

To accept yourself means to be comfortable with whom you are, weaknesses, strengths and all.

Among the traits of people who are comfortable with themselves is

□ the ability to accept what they can (& cannot do),

□ to laugh at their follies and

□ to strike a proper balance between strength & weaknesses that brings out the best in themselves.

People who accept themselves

□ Acknowledge their limitations; what they can do, what they cannot do

□ Acknowledge the need for other people in their lives

□ Focus on what they can do

□ Enlist help from people for things they cannot manage

□ Do not blame themselves hard for things out of their control

The process of self acceptance goes hand in hand & interchangeably with self understanding … because we are guided by what society defines us to be, we sometimes delude ourselves from who we really are.

It takes maturity, wisdom & modesty to achieve self acceptance.

Example:

Heard of Scatman John? He's the guy who came up with the hit song, 'Here comes the Scatman'. His weakness is stuttering, so people made fun of him when he talked. But he loved music that's his strength & passion. He became a hit when he combined his weakness with his passion to attain a winning formula.

So, he did not reject his weakness. Rather, he embraced it & fused it with his best to be a star. Most important of all, he made a choice ... and POSITIVE choice.

For people finding self acceptance:

1. initiate self understanding process
2. review self understanding results.
3. Segment results according to; what you agree with, what you disagree & what you are unsure
4. Continue steps 1 to 3 until you reach an equilibrium point.

Additional thoughts ... summarized ideas from Joyce Meyer on Self acceptance