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What Is Unconditional Love And Acceptance of Yourself?
An essay on how to love yourself genuinely.
Usually, when we hear the phrase “unconditional love,” we see it as a reminder for loving others unconditionally (always forgive, not judge, see the best in others).
While that most certainly is very important, I want to speak about unconditional love and acceptance of yourself.
I believe that profoundly affects the way how we can love others. To love others well, we need to learn how to love ourselves. And not only that. Loving and accepting yourself unconditionally can be crucial for your success and growth too.
Firstly, Why We Don’t Love Ourselves?
With all the demands that society has these days, we live in a world of comparisons, perfectionism, and “never enough.” We are always thinking that we need to arrive at a particular destination and achieve a specific goal to be “good enough.”
While it is essential to set goals, work hard for them, and achieve them, it can’t define who we are.
From my experience, if we limit our identity with whether or not we reach a specific goal, we set ourselves up for failure. The goal becomes something we are always chasing, and it keeps running away from us.
