“Laughing at yourself turns shame into play, mistakes into stories, and awkwardness into authenticity.” — Pamela Cox Copy Share Image
“Self-love is the side-effect of self-acceptance. Accept who you are and what is happening in your world and love naturally begins to… — Kelly Martin Copy Share Image
“Living by your values isn't about grand, dramatic gestures. It's the everyday art of making small, consistent choices that reflect what you… — Ronen Dancziger Copy Share Image
“Option A: Spend your life trying to get others to accept you. Option B: Accept yourself, and spend your life with others… — Scott Stabile Copy Share Image
The first steps in self-acceptance are not at all pleasant, for what one sees is not a happy sight. One needs all… — Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj Copy Share Image
“Happiness is not intelligence. You can be in a group of happy people, but they may be miles off course.” — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“I recognize my gifts and optimize them. I accept my total being and honor all parts of myself.” — Amy Leigh Mercree Copy Share Image
“I kept waiting for the part where I’d finally know who I was — some flashing, neon moment of relief, but it… — Jennifer Elisabeth Copy Share Image
“A good place to start is with yourself. See if you can give yourself gifts that may be true blessings, such as… — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
“I don't care about those who don't like me because, in the end, they'll always be biased against me. No matter how… — Noeul Nuttarat Tangwai Copy Share Image
In my research, I've interviewed a lot of people who never fit in, who are what you might call 'different': scientists, artists,… — Brene Brown Copy Share Image
I may say that B-love, in a profound but testable sense, creates the partner. It gives him a self-image, it gives him… — Abraham Maslow Copy Share Image
Someone asked me recently, "Do you get sick of people asking you about your hair?" And the reason I don't is because… — Tracee Ellis Ross Copy Share Image
“Self-acceptance and self-love are important but often misunderstood concepts these days. You should love yourself as a reflection of God’s love and… — Nick Vujicic Copy Share Image
Do away with negative thoughts about yourself and begin a path of self belief, self-discovery, and self-acceptance. What we think, determines our… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
At 30 a man should know himself like the palm of his hand, know the exact number of his defects and qualities,… — Albert Camus Copy Share Image
“Unconditional Self-Acceptance (USA) instead of Conditional Self-Esteem (CSE). You rate and evaluate your thoughts, feelings, and actions in relation to your main… — Albert Ellis Copy Share Image
Belonging is the innate human desire to be part of something larger than us. Because this yearning is so primal, we often… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
It is an item of faith that we are children of God; there is plenty of experience in us against it. The… — Richard Lovelace Copy Share Image
“in self-acceptance there is no tally sheet. There are no check marks. There is, instead, an inner transparency. We own how we… — Gunilla Norris Copy Share Image
“Self-acceptance is a way of viewing oneself compassionately, without condemnation or justification. It is a starting point in life which makes other… — Don Richard Riso Copy Share Image
“...behind the scene, under the surface of reality, you are all actors, marvelously skilled at playing parts and in getting lost in… — Alan Watts Copy Share Image
“There’s no greater perjury than self-deception. Lying to ourselves puts to death our definitive truth. Confronting the lies we’ve told ourselves, no… — Jason Versey Copy Share Image
It came to me…that I didn’t want to be anywhere else in the world at that moment, that what I was feeling… — John Fowles Copy Share Image
We always condemn most in others, he thought, that which we most fear in ourselves. — Robert M. Pirsig Copy Share Image
I don't have to be perfect. All I have to do is show up and enjoy the messy, imperfect and beautiful journey… — Kerry Washington Copy Share Image
“I don’t ever want to hurt anyone, but I really wish there was something like a reset button on my life.” — Jennifer Elisabeth Copy Share Image
“Knowing trees, I came to realize, understand and appreciate the act of patience.” — Ogwo David Emenike Copy Share Image
A Mother who radiates self-love and self-acceptance actually VACCINATES her daughter against low self-esteem. — Naomi Wolf Copy Share Image
Total self acceptance is empowering. It means allowing others to see you as they choose, without being offended. — Deepak Chopra Copy Share Image
“Stop trying to be less of who you are. Let this time in your life cut you open and drain all of… — Jennifer Elisabeth Copy Share Image
Genuine self-acceptance is not derived from the power of positive thinking, mind games or pop psychology. IT IS AN ACT OF FAITH… — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
“The only legitimate antidote for self-doubt and the shameful weakness it breeds is joyful self-acceptance.” — Idi Amin Copy Share Image
The attitude of unconditional self-acceptance is probably the most important variable in their long-term recovery. — Albert Ellis Copy Share Image
“The price tag that you put on your soul will determine the people and circumstances in which you find yourself.” — Shannon Alder Copy Share Image
“The true dwellers help you embrace the darkness in yourself and wield it at will. It is never belittling but empowering.” — Harshita Gottipati Copy Share Image
When you believe that other people think highly of you, your level of self-acceptance and self-esteem goes straight up. — Brian Tracy Copy Share Image
“It's hard to remember who you were when you're constantly pretending to be someone you're not.” — Amy Ewing Copy Share Image
“To love, and be loved, this is the greatest challenge that any of us face in our lives.” — T. Scott McLeod Copy Share Image
Self-acceptance is involved in this process. You have got to be able to look at both your dark and your light side… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
