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Originally Posted by renie408  She said, "That doesn't make you BAD, that makes you HUMAN."
The moral to that is that maybe we should learn to love and respect ourselves as much as the people around us love and respect us. I am finally getting around to being able to say that I am a good and deserving person. Oddly enough, a lot of 'bad' things (like jealousy and selfishness) that I used to feel are diminishing. I think it is because they were rooted in my bad feelings about myself. As I learn to love myself warts and all, the warts seem to be going away. |
Thanks for your post renie, I really appreciate your honesty and candour. It sounds like you're also very hard on yourself
but that you've come a long way in accepting yourself. And isnt it amazing what a relief it is to hear that its OK to be human! A friend of mine once said that same thing to me and was like they had uttered a startling truth. In the frenzied mess that is my self-talk, I had never considered the fact its actually ok to not be perfect. This insight has gone a long way to helping me accept myself.
Anyway I also just wanted to say how good it feels to communicate with you at this level of openness and sincerity. Normally, for me, I'm either on the defensive or the attack. This feels infinitely better. Thanks for your openness.