Selfacceptance requires self-compassion and self-acknowledgment from "summary" of Six Pillars of Self-Esteem by Nathaniel Branden
To accept oneself means to be willing to experience oneself, to acknowledge what is, without judgment or condemnation. It means to experience oneself as one's own friend. To accept oneself does not mean to surrender to one's defects, to passively endure stagnation or failure. It means to respect oneself, to treat oneself with dignity, to value oneself. To accept oneself means to respect the right to exist, to pursue happiness, to enjoy the fruits of one's efforts and achievements. To accept oneself is to uphold the right to make mistakes and to learn from them, to uphold the right to personal growth and self-improvement. Self-acceptance entails the exercise of self-compassion. Compassion for oneself does not mean self-indulgence or self-pity. It means to be gentle and kind wi...
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