Quotes About Self-acceptance

I wish I could say that I'm totally healed; but that would be a lie. This much I can say: I'm as straightforward and transparent as I'm capable of being. In the recovery process, I've searched relentlessly for total healing. I don't know if that labels me quick or slow, truly open or slightly self-deceived.

In the rearview mirror she caught a glimpse of her reflection, and instead of being embarrassed to see herself stripped so naked and vulnerable, she admired the pale gleam of her own skin against the white of her bra.

nu poti iubi pe cineva mai mult decat pe tine insuti".

Self-evaluation and self-criticism are, basically, neurotic tendencies which derive from our not having enough confidence in ourselves, confidence in the sense of seeing what we are, knowing what we are, knowing that we can afford to open. We can afford to surrender that raw and rugged neurotic quality of self and step out of fascination, step out of preconceived ideas.

The key to warriorship and the first principle of Shambhala vision is not being afraid of who you are. Ultimately, that is the definition of bravery: not being afraid of yourself.

The key to warriorship and the first principle of Shambhala vision is not being afraid of who you are. Ultimately that is the definition of bravery: not being afraid of yourself. In the face of the world's great problems, we can be heroic and kind at the same time. We must try to think how we can help this world. If we don't help, nobody will. It is our turn to help the world. (p. 10)

The ultimate definition of bravery is not being afraid of who you are.

podemos vivir sanos indefinidamente pero a condición de saber alimentarnos correctamente, de saber relacionarnos correctamente, de saber conocernos y aceptarnos y amarnos y dar sentido a nuestra vida, de saber ser felices y saber amar.

Someone who doesn't take herself too seriously and can be a goofball. Because everyone's a nerd inside, I don't care how cool you are.

He that places himself neither higher nor lower than he ought to do exercises the truest humility.

We are sure to be losers when we quarrel with ourselves; it is a civil war, and in all such contentions, triumphs are defeats.

We are sure to be losers when we quarrel with ourselves; it is civil war.

I must be taken as I have been made. The success is not mine, the failure is not mine, but the two together make me.

So, I must be taken as I have been made. The success is not mine, the failure is not mine, but the two together make me.

Don't continue to beat yourself up over something that God has forgiven.

Do you speak to yourself in gentle tones - encouraging yourself to do better and live according to the highest and most noble standard? Or do you put yourself down and speak words of criticism and judgment over yourself?

Never be ashamed of a scar. It simply means you are stronger than whatever tried to hurt you.

Do not fear a life without the presence of those who gave up on you. Instead, fear a life where you have abandoned yourself.

We are sure to be losers when we quarrel with ourselves; it is a civil war, and in all such contentions, triumphs are defeats.

Go on. I'm waiting for you to get to the part where you say you're no more proud of being gay than you are of having brown eyes, or black hair, or a birthmark behind your left knee." I protested, "That's true. Why should I be 'proud' of something I was born with? I'm not proud, or ashamed. I just accept it. And I don't have to join a parade to prove that.

Sometimes they speak words that cut or bruise my soul, telling me I am unlovely and unlovable—a message I am unaccountably ready to believe. They may be the voices of people close to me, the culture around me, the advertising I can't escape, religion, education, or of my own innate pride or insecurities.

You can't be perfect unless you're alone, and then guess what? You're alone. So you're still not perfect.

People fear their hidden selves, afraid that they will burst out.

We give our mistakes too much power. Instead, see a mistake for what it is. It is not the real you… You are more valuable than the opinion others have of you.