Of everything that affects my present experience and my future, my increasing self-acceptance has been and continues to be one of the most significant elements.

Louise Hay says we will not be growing and changing if we criticize ourselves because we’ll have a NEED to continue to have stuff to criticize, thus we won’t allow those things to change for the better. I’m not sure if I agree with that, but I do agree with her statement: “When we accept ourselves as we are, it opens the door WIDE for change and growth.” THIS bears out in my own experience! It also opens the way to inner peace and happiness.

What is your experience with self-criticism and self-acceptance?
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