Striving for SELF ACCEPTANCE on become a better, stronger person on 43 Things

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Striving for SELF ACCEPTANCE 3 years ago

1. accept your positive and negative charateristics: Nobody is perfect, there will always be somebody who has more or is better looking than you, do you really want to spend your whole life chasing after sombody else?

2. Accept the positive and negative characteristics of OTHER poeple: you will never be happy unless you accept poeple for who they are, WE CANNOT CONTROL OTHERS. The more we try, the more unhappy we will be because we will inevitably fail at that.

3. listen atentively when others speak:A better communication creates a better interaction and connection. the more connected you are with others you respect and admire, the happier you will feel.

4. withhold judgement and try to look at other poeples point of view: judgement is not for that of the perciever, it is for those who are the ingorant.

5. Learn from negative experiences:
we must move on! Learn from mistakes and use these tools to aide you in your next big decision or relationship.

Jan 25, 2006, 01:53PM PST | 7 cheers

Comments:

practicalhedonism

Looks like you’re a really good path. It’s seems like a cliche saying this, but pretty much all 5 of your points clicked for me around the time I turned 30.

Sep 10, 2006, 06:03AM PDT | Respond to this

keldar

Agree with it all...

How is it now? Have you grown? DO you fell like life is better?

Sep 24, 2006, 04:40PM PDT | Thread | Respond to this

coco33stars

Good

Things are better, that is for sure. Every day brings it’s challenge, but honestly I have never been happier about the decisions I have been making.
I have grown, but much of why I wrote all of that in the first place is due to a very messy break-up- and i am still healing from that. Time heals all wounds i suppose, it just takes longer for deeper ones i guess.

Thanks for asking :)

Sep 25, 2006, 04:17PM PDT | Thread | Respond to this 1 cheer