Learn to accept yourself unconditionally. You don’t have to wait for someone to give you help to practice receiving. Learn to value yourself as much as you deserve and believe in yourself so that nobody else has to do it for you.

My wife once shared her meat story with me, which is a delicious, terse tale about feeding yourself, and being careful who you give your “meat” (yourself, essentially) to.

“Accept yourself, love yourself, and keep moving forward.” – Roy Bennett.

[10] X Research source , [11] X Research source Identify areas with the intention to value them as they are now. Practice accepting help everywhere. Love yourself just as you are, without comparing yourself, without wanting to be what you aren’t. 9. Give others an opportunity to help you. Don’t worry about being rejected. Don’t let your body be the scapegoat for your fears, frustrations, and insecurities.

– Thich Nhat Hanh. You are an authentic and unique person with a lot to contribute. Accepting others for who they are, and not for who you would like them to be, is an important step in forging healthy relationships full of mutual respect and realistic expectations. 49. Your acceptance is a commitment to your own well-being and to the avoidance of self-punishment in response to the way anything is. When you accept something, you simply allow yourself to feel okay rather than having some pointless allergic reaction to what’s bad about it. What has been the hardest part of learning how to love yourself? 6.

“Change is possible, but it must start with self-acceptance.” – Alexander Lowen.

Self-improvement focuses on changes that need to be made in order to accept the self in the future. Becoming more accepting of yourself and loving yourself for the fine person that you really are can lead you to greater happiness and a more fulfilling life.

If they aren’t the one, move on to the next. To be beautiful means to be yourself. It’s not your body’s fault if you don’t accept it as it is.

You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.

Some people are prone to giving too much to others and not feeding themselves, so if this is you, you need to adjust. 7.

Focus on … Self acceptance means facing reality for what it is, rather than trying to deny or avoid it. See acceptance as something you do for yourself. “I don’t need anyone else to distract me from myself anymore, like I always thought I would.” ― Charlotte Eriksson. You need to be strong before you can strengthen others. Don’t deny yourself the chance to get to know yourself, or to accept yourself unconditionally. In other words, you enjoy as much happiness as you believe you're worthy of [emphasis added]."

To be self accepting therefore means to honestly accept the facts of your reality, rather than trying to deny, disown or repress the things which you don’t like about yourself or your life. ... our hurts don’t feel as overwhelming,” she adds. And it can help you accept yourself for who you are at the same time.