I've been trying to accept myself for all that I am. My soul, personality, appearance and so forth. I've come to realize that I honestly do love myself. Sure, there are some things that I wish to change, but I have to accept them first. That is the first step that I need to take. I have to acknowledge and accept my own flaws. It will take a lot of time, it won't be easy, but I think I can do it. I truly think that I am a wonderful person and I'm not trying to be a narcissist. I am just acknowledging the fact that I am a good person.

I deserve to love myself and I do deserve to be loved. And, I am loved, by my family and friends. It feels really good to know that I am loved by people who do accept me as I am. And I try everyday to accept everyone else as they are. No one is perfect. No one has ever been perfect. And no one will ever be perfect. I have learned this about the world....there is no such thing as perfection. Just as there is no such thing as "normal".

Words like "perfect" and "normal" are something that can be varied from person to person. There is no such thing as perfection that can be universal to our society. But, perfection is a personal preference. For instance, I, can look up at the vast, blue sky and call it perfect, but someone else can also look at the same exact sky, and find many flaws and faults. So, to me, the sky is perfect and to someone else, the sky is the furthest thing from being perfect. It is all a matter of what we, personally, believe is true beauty and faultless.

As I was saying, I will take a vow, right now, to try and love myself and try to accept myself for who I really am. I really need to do this because it's the first step to being a better person. So, I will write it down. I love myself for being exactly who I am, nothing more, nothing less....just me.






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