Acceptance is the Present You Give to Yourself When Others Don': Acceptance

» CrabApple - Acceptance

Jennie,
You are so right, how can we expect others to accept us as we are if we don't.

The problem as I see it is that today as probably in the past someone or some groups have made images for us to live up or down to. These are usually unreal impossible images, but we all try, some people have come to believe that these images are normal and when we don't fit that bill we are not.

This does make life difficult most of the time, and forces us to try to live an unreal life.

It has taken me a very long time to accept myself as I am and to realize all this. Since I have relaxed and been my true self I have been a lot happier and I am sure I have more friends and people do accept me for what I am.

Thanks for the great article.

Crabapple.

-- posted by CrabApple