Quotes About Self-acceptance

Radical self-acceptance enables us to sit at the feet of our life to be taught. Being taught transforms our fears and struggles into a kind of compost from which we may grow a more joyful life. And, along the way, we become a little more free of self-imposed obstacles and become a little more our Self. And, we are glad.

Integrity is unity of the personality; it implies being brutally honest with ourselves about our intentionality. Since intentionality is inextricably bound up with the daimonic, this is never an easy, nor always pleasant pursuit. But being willing to admit our daimonic tendencies - to know them consciously and to wisely oversee them - brings with it the invaluable blessing of freedom, vigor, inner strength, and self-acceptance.

Who you are, in truth, who everyone is, is whole and perfect and beautiful. And if that can be recognized, then it is possible that self-torture can stop!

The truth is, no matter what your lifestyle or occupation, nothing can really stop you when you're allowing yourself to be exactly who you want to be.

I knew that was really the only purpose of life: to be our self, live our truth, and be the love that we are.

You want to cry aloud for your mistakes. But to tell the truth the world doesn't need any more of that sound.

As you get older, then you finally come back around full circle when you don't give a s - anymore and you decide I'm going to just tell the truth to everybody. I don't give a s - if anybody likes me.

The Bernie Mac Show' is my life. It's the truth, and I'm not ashamed of a minute, an hour, or a second of my life.

Beloveds, you are fine, just the way you are! Perfect in your imperfection! You are divine! Growing brighter and more brilliant each day, you can accept the truth of who you are.

Anything you believe you have to do or become before you can be free is a denial and distraction from the truth that you are already free.

To tell you the truth, I've never weighed myself. When somebody asks me my statistics or whatever I honestly don't know.

You can never hide from your truth. If you do, you will always be lost.

Unless you're living in your truth, you're slowly killing yourself.

I don't lie. I would never stuff my bra because it's going to come off and the truth is going to be revealed. I don't like that padding. I try to be completely - if not brutally - honest.

I learned that telling the truth was a big part of loving yourself.

The truth is, I just don't have the drive to be the prettiest and the thinnest. I can be happy for other people for their beauty.

The truth is, I'm not body confident.

This above all: to thine own self be true.

The reason is obvious. You're my grandfather, okay. Like it or not, you're who you are and i'm who i am. And i'm here right now, so what are we going to do about it? -Adam Cayhall-

Know who you are, feed the flower.

Be real. Be you and don't you dare apologize for who you are ever again.

Stop thinking that nobody is "good enough".

No boundary or barrier surrounds the heart of a person that loves their self and others.

Your strength will be found when you stop struggling with yourself, instead of thinking everyone is a struggle worth overcoming. Every obstacle in life is a lesson that teaches us, not others.