THE PRACTICE OF SELF-ACCEPTANCE “We can run not only from our dark side but also from our bright side—from anything that threatens to make us stand out or stand alone, or that calls for the awakening of the hero within “To find it humiliating to admit an error is a certain sign of a flawed self-esteem.” ~ Nathaniel Branden “I cannot be truly myself, cannot build self-esteem, if I cannot accept myself.” ~ Nathaniel Branden us, or that asks that we break through to a higher level of consciousness and reach a higher ground of integrity. The greatest crime we commit against ourselves is not that we may deny or disown our shortcomings but that we deny and disown our greatness—because it frightens us. If a fully realized self-acceptance does not evade the worst within us, neither does it evade the best.” The practice of self-acceptance. It’s the second pillar of self-esteem. In his chapter dedicated to this pillar, Branden beautifully and powerful articulates the need to practice self-acceptance—which we might best be able to sum up as “my refusal to be in an adversarial relationship with myself.” And, in addition to the acceptance of our light, he advises us that “As a psychotherapist I see nothing does as much for an individual’s self-esteem as becoming aware of and accepting disowned parts of the self. The first steps of healing and growth are awareness and acceptance
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