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Accepting Yourself

Drowning in Wool

Zach Stafford | Posted 05.19.2013 | Gay Voices
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Zach Stafford

In high school, I was obsessed with planning what I was going to wear to school every day. I would spend hours upon hours sorting through clothes, losing myself in the depths of my closet. At 13 I couldn't control my attraction to men, but I could control what shirt I was going to wear.

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Practice Mindfulness To Change Your Self-Perception

Tara Brach | Posted 12.29.2012 | Healthy Living
Read More: Acceptance, Attentive Presence, Compassion, Accepting Change, Self-Compassion, Self-Acceptance, Spirit, Accepting Yourself, Emotional Health, Spiritual Health, Emotional Wellness, Inner Wisdom, Self Acceptance, Healthy Living News
Tara Brach

The two parts of genuine acceptance -- seeing clearly and holding our experience with compassion -- are as interdependent as the two wings of a great bird. Together, they enable us to fly and be free.

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Be Kind to Others to Be Kind to Yourself

Lily Zweig | Posted 07.17.2012 | Teen
Read More: Insecurities, Self Criticism, Self Esteem, Accepting Yourself, Teen News
Lily Zweig

The flaws we denounce in those around us -- the fingers we choose to point -- often reflect back on the things we loathe about ourselves.

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How To Keep Negativity At Arm's Length

Judith Johnson | Posted 12.12.2011 | Healthy Living
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Judith Johnson

When we surrender our attitude of againstness, we can focus instead on being and doing the best we can in all the situations in our lives.

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How Summer Can Teach Us To Accept Our Mistakes

Roger Fransecky | Posted 10.06.2011 | Healthy Living
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Roger Fransecky

Our challenge: To stop constant multitasking and begin listening and paying attention. We can, if we try, become a person on whom nothing is lost. We can choose to enter our own life again.

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WATCH: Can You Accept Your Dark Side?

The Huffington Post | Posted 08.21.2011 | Home
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Everyone has secrets: qualities we're ashamed of, thing we wish we hadn't done, mistakes we've made. But if everyone we know has a dark side, why are ...

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Who’s The Biggest Blessing In Your Life? You Might Be Surprised

Dr. Judith Rich | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Acceptance, Self Acceptance, Self Appreciation, Positive Self Appreciation, Accepting-Yourself, Personal Liberation, Spirituality, Appreciating You, Inspiration, Healthy Living News
Dr. Judith Rich

Imagine a world where everyone in it was deeply grateful for who they were. How could that not produce more love? How could that not produce more peace and joy?

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Help For Oprah: 'Tis the Season of the Binge

Eli Davidson | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
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Eli Davidson

The more you demean yourself for having a 'food mistake' the more you fuel having a binge. One binge fuels the next and all of a sudden you can't fit in your Inauguration dress.

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