10-21-2014, 07:16 AM
(10-20-2014, 04:01 PM)SargeMaximus Wrote:(10-20-2014, 11:50 AM)mat422 Wrote: It's an illusion, a perpetual treadmill and setting conditions for accepting yourself is a painful way to live. It is a balance however. You can't love and accept yourself and then eat twinkies and play video games all day.
/\ Loved this. It's been on my mind recently too. How can I accept myself when I've got so much I have to change? One way is to accept that I feel I need to change, accept my own striving to be better. Accept that I feel I'm not good enough, and accept that I have the desire to be (what I see as) good enough.
Also to add to this, the fact that you actually are seeking to improve is proof that you are taking responsibility for your life. And as long as you are taking responsibility, you're more than deserving of acceptance. I mean think about the awful people in this world who don't even bother trying to improve themselves and just bring everyone else down. I'd say some of them are so full of themselves and don't even realize it.
I've realized in life the people with enough awareness to change and improve themselves are usually the ones who are hardest on themselves and fail to see their own value. And the people who don't bother stay in this comforting bubble, blissfully unaware of their flaws.
