Quotes About Self-acceptance

It was exhausting, for no matter what the scheme I conceived, there was one constant flaw—myself. There was no getting around it. I could no more escape than I could think of my identity. Perhaps, I thought, the two things are involved with each other. When I discover who I am, I'll be free.

You are constantly invited to be what you are.

I must be myself. I cannot break myself any longer for you, or you. If you can love me for what I am, we shall be the happier.

I do not wish to expiate, but to live. My life is not an apology, but a life.

My life is not an apology, but a life.

I must be myself. I cannot break myself any longer for you, or you. If you can love me for what I am, we shall be the happier. If you cannot, I will still seek to deserve that you should.

Our whole spiritual transformation brings us to the point where we realize that in our own being, we are enough.

And suddenly I realized that he knew everything that was going on in my head, all the time, and that he still loved me. Because who we are is behind all that.

You are loved just for being who you are, just for existing. You don't have to do anything to earn it. Your shortcomings, your lack of self-esteem, physical perfection, or social and economic success - none of that matters. No one can take this love away from you, and it will always be here.

Who you think you are will always be frightened of change. But it doesn't make any difference to who you truly are.

El día en que todas las personas se acepten por lo que son y reconozcan la singularidad del proceso constitutivo de Dios, marcará el comienzo de un viaje para ver la obra de la mano de Dios en cada vida.

My dear, you never will understand time, will you? You're always trying to be the things you were, instead of the person you are tonight. Why do you save those ticket stubs and theater programs? They'll only hurt you later. Throw them away, my dear.

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No, I'd rather be like myself, bad as I am.

Cuando uno está mentalmente turbado, el mejor sistema es abandonarse a sí mismo, relajarse y acallar los engranajes de los procesos de su pensamiento.

Su complejo de culpa es un falso concepto de Dios y de la vida. Dios, o la Vida, no lo castigan ni lo juzgan. Usted lo hace consigo mismo con sus falsas creencias, su pensamiento negativo y su condena de sí mismo.

Working with mindfulness to overcome negative attitudes and believe in yourself is a journey, not a quick fix. It is simple, but not easy. In the process, it's important that you not reject or throw away qualities of your personality, even ones you think you don't like. Instead, find a way to use them to open up to a bigger world.

There's so much you thought you could never face. The decision not to try to control your power, to let it be your demon. Too shameful to remember, so you let it eat your life up instead. But you're past it now, Scott. And all you had to defeat, all you had to let go of...was you. You're free, my love. You're free.

Always be yourself... unless you suck.

the mirror above the bureau—a flushed blurred face. I had learned to look quickly away from that face for so often I hated what I saw.

I learned that what happened to me did not have to define who I was. My past could not control my future unless I allowed it to.

Until we accept and approve of ourselves, no amount of approval from others or position in life will keep us permanently secure. The outside approval we seek becomes an addiction. We work to get approval and it feels good for a short while; then we find that we need more and more. True freedom never comes until we fully realize that we don't need to struggle to get from others what God freely gives us: love, acceptance, approval, security, worth, and value.

Understanding that we are forgiven and cleansed, and knowing who we are in Christ sets us free from the need to impress others. As long as we know who we are, we don't have to be overly concerned about what others think of us. Once we know who we are and accept ourselves, we no longer have anything to prove. When we have nothing to prove we can relax and be at ease in every situation.

You are not free until you have no need to impress anybody.