Why I’ve Decided to Accept Myself Instead of Trying to ‘Fix’ Myself
âNo amount of self-improvement can make up for any lack of self-acceptance.â ~Robert Holden
In our culture, we are constantly bombarded with the newest and best things to improve ourselves and/or our quality of life. Unfortunately, this leads to the belief that we need to obtain some sort of thing before we could accept ourselves as we are.
When I was a child, I constantly battled with my weight. By the age of fourteen, I was 225 pounds (mind you, I am 5â2,â on a good day).
Fortunately for me, a doctor pointed out the concern of childhood obesity. …