Perfectionism is your enemy. I will never be perfect; you will never be perfect; no one will.

And what’s so fun about perfection?

For a long time, I tried to suppress parts of who I was. But you know what? That doesn’t work.

Embrace your quirks.

It’s funny, though. As I write that, the perfectionist in me wants to add some qualifiers: “As long as your quirk doesn’t harm anyone else or you.”

I knew someone who was a cutter and they chose to get professional help. If you are striving to overcome a problem, embrace yourself, and by all means, reach out to get help.

But so often in life, we’re picked on for being different or for liking certain things.

The kids in school picked on me because I wore glasses and I liked books. But I love those parts about me.

The hardest thing is embracing the difficult aspects of your personality.

I’m a worrier.

It’s taken me a lot of work to overcome worrying, and part of that meant that I needed to embrace that part of me. Instead of trying to suppress my feelings, I accept them and then let them go.

I tried for so many years to forget and overcome different parts of my personality, but in the long run, I found it more helpful to embrace who I am, and accept myself as I am.

Self-love takes work sometimes because we all know our faults.

What can you be easier on yourself about?

Think about it and then try something different: Accept and embrace.

You are beautiful and amazing, just as you are.

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