Ok, this isn’t easy. Acceptance is a daily practice. Most of us run away and would happily trade in acceptance for all sorts of other vices: food, drinks, isolation, you name it. Acceptance means that you’re pretty much stuck with yourself. That doesn’t sound too appealing, does it? However, it’s freaking awesome. I can tell you that because I have gone through the pain of running away, the complete denial and resentment I felt over being highly-sensitive and I have come out the other side. And guess what? I actually like myself now. Scratch that. I deeply love myself. And yes, I’m still highly sensitive. That part didn’t change.
It wasn’t until I accepted that I was dealt the highly-sensitive hand that I was able to move beyond feeling trapped by it. Running away gave way to actually taking care of myself. I acknowledged that I had certain needs I had been ignoring and resisting. As I started taking better care of myself, I started to feel so much better. I was no longer living in a state of overwhelm and I was able to manage my energy. After a little while, I started to wonder if maybe I had been all wrong about myself. Maybe there were some great things about me. Maybe all the faults I had focused on for so much of my life weren’t as bad as I had made them out to be.
I started reframing my entire life. All the beliefs I had about myself began to shift as I started to focus and discover the positive aspects of myself. Over time, I’ve even learned to accept the darker sides of myself: the depression and anxiety I experience, the snappiness I’m prone to when I’m worn out, the anti-social side that can emerge; parts that I felt were wrong and I never wanted to acknowledge were part of who I was. It was all me, and it was ok.
Focusing on what I loved about myself was a huge start, and I encourage you to start there. What we focus on grows, and when you can find the beauty in yourself, and yes, it is there – I guarantee you, it’s there – your whole self will shift to a higher place. Focus on your beauty, on what’s fantastic and wonderful about you. We all have a little bit of everything in each of us.
Love,
Cortney
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