Written for: Poets United Midweek Motif~Acceptance
“Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.”—Lao Tzu
“I want to sing like the birds sing, not worrying about who hears or what they think.”—Rumi
“A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.”—Mark Twain
Do
you
accept
who you are?
If not, problems rise
to surface when you meet others.
You might be unwilling to welcome them if you see
characteristics that you recognize as being the ones you reject in yourself.
purplepeninportland 
I have heard this said often but never have understood it. Self loathing perhaps?
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A possibility.
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to recognise inner my faults is surely the intial step to acceptance. and then a natural progression to the acceptance of others. Nicely put too.
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Normally we accept difference in others however meting a person with the same faults as ourselves would I have thought made us more sympathetic to them unless you weren’t able to admit you own faults but denied them. I am happy not being perfect.
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quite true…
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We need to first accept ourselves and then comes accepting others. By accepting ourselves there is scope for improvement and yes, we look for similarities and hence we need to accept ourselves. 🙂
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Thanks so much for stopping by, Ramaya!
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Beautifully done!
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So true, and Buddhist in conception, both form and content.
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