“The truth is: Belonging starts with self-acceptance. Your level of belonging, in fact, can never be greater than your level of self-acceptance, because believing that you’re enough is what gives you the courage to be authentic, vulnerable and imperfect. — Brene Brown.”
First of all, accepting yourself doesn’t mean settling down or becoming a pessimist; You can’t say, “Oh, I live an unhealthy lifestyle, but that’s the way I’m!”. That isn’t accepting yourself, that’s just being lazy.
Accepting yourself is accepting the way you are, your weaknesses and your strengths, what makes you unique, what drives your passion, and what gives you satisfaction and happiness.
No one is built the same, and I’m not talking about the physical structure but about your brain and your thought process.
Someone might be an introvert who enjoys their own company rather than being surrounded by lots of people while the other may be completely opposite, and there is no problem in either, the actual problem starts to begin when someone starts believing that because they’re different from others there must be something wrong with them, and then they try to change themself to fit in.
Let’s say even if you manage to do so for a brief period, would that make you happy in the long run? You might get the comfort of belonging initially but sooner or later you will start realizing that to achieve that belongingness you’ve lost your uniqueness too.
So, the best thing you can do to accept yourself and the world around you is to first accept your own uniqueness and accept the fact that everyone else is also unique in their own ways, it’s completely wrong to judge people just because their thoughts process doesn’t align with yours; If you keep your mind open you might get to explore different perspectives and then you can wisely decide on the one you’d find convincing. It will not only expand your knowledge but also improve your views.
Be happy and be respectful.
Have a great day!
- Reshu Kumar
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