The Power Of Self Acceptance

Week 10 2014

One of my biggest challenges that I still have to resolve in my own life is that of self acceptance. However positive I am for everyone else I still find it difficult to silence my own negative tapes that whir around within me. I am not always aware of the inner critic that continues to whisper away at me to ill effect. Sometimes it needs an external source to blitz me with their own judgment for it to click with me again. Then I am more conscious of how I berate myself for not achieving this or fulfilling that, eroding my energy levels and self confidence making it more difficult for me to create the life I wish.

I have realised more recently that this comes from a core wound of rejection that has been a part of me ever since the very moment of birth. It is a life long teaching. Even though I have learned plenty along the way connected to overcoming bullying and finding my own voice, the power to fully accept myself and therefore truly love myself has until very recently eluded me.

Not being fully aware of this fact has at times seen me both seek this from and project this out on to others, wishing them to love and accept me instead, being captivated by the beauty of other people and not recognizing the beauty held within my own being.

This strive for acceptance and love from others can lead us to live very unhappy and unfulfilled lives, for we shall never be fully whole until we can recognize our own true worth or be fully happy until we can forgive ourselves for the past we continue to carry with us.

In today's video we witness 4 ladies striving for that acceptance from society as a whole, only to get a glimpse of what that truly means and then instantly realise just how lovely they already are as human beings. Something we all have to become more aware of too in our own self development.

To find out more about how to bring your own self acceptance and self love to who you are please read on to my following article.

Otherwise until next time.

Much love
Simon x

Set Your Spirit Free

The Power Of Self Acceptance

What we can do to start to bring more love to ourselves.

I feel very grateful at this moment in time for all the people that have synchronistically appeared in my life over these past 6 months or made themselves known to me again however harsh their teaching has been for me to learn from.

This wisdom has been given to me in many shapes and forms, at times most vociferously, at others with such a subtlety and beauty that it could only make me weep. All have been designed to help me become more aware of my true self and for me to accept who this person is that peers out to you from within these pages.

So what can bring this greater degree of self acceptance and self love? Well for one thing personal development. An understanding of how people can reflect back to us our own positive and negative qualities has certainly been a revelation to me. Carl Gustav Jung's shadow work can start to turn our life inside out as we truly begin to become wise as to what it is to look into the mirror of another and see ourselves looking back at us and that's even before we get into what is going on between two star crossed lovers.

If personal development is not something you wish to delve into yet however, there are still options open to you like meditation for instance. Practice, over a period of time, can begin to make you more aware of what thoughts want to present themselves within your mind so that you can start to become more conscious of them and not become so attached by them. Purely by becoming still and allowing ourselves to connect to something beyond the white noise so often too apparent in our lives gives us the opportunity to come into contact with a greater understanding of self whether this is achieved through silence, music or guidance.

Positive affirmations can help too, I have been reading a great book by Louise L Hay recently, entitled 'The Power Is Within You'. When becoming more conscious of our negative thought patterns we can look ourselves in the mirror and start to say things like 'I now deserve all good, I allow good experiences to fill my life.' When we start to visualize these good experiences and positive outcomes too then this can only add to the process we start to undertake.

It seems obvious I know but doing things that really make you happy that will honour who you are will assist you also. Whether that is taking time in nature, doing things you really enjoy, getting yourself fit, eating more nutritionally, drinking more water and giving yourself enough rest will all help in bringing more love into your life.

Then comes forgiveness, forgiving yourself for all the mistakes you have made in your life up to now. If we can only recognize our innocence within those scenarios that have played out in the past we can start to bring healing to them and accept ourselves as we were then and how we are now, just letting go. This will pave the way to an altogether brighter future. Once we start to become clear then we can start to allow love in all its forms to enter our being.

I hope this helps. If you need any further assistance or think my coaching can help you in any way to bring about your own self acceptance and self love please do not hesitate to contact me to discuss matters further.

Otherwise until next time.

Much love. Sx

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What happens when 4 ladies get the cover model makeover of their dreams?

Their reaction is surprising, immediately finding a greater self acceptance!

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