Accepting the Bliss in Appreciating Myself

By Suzanne Pantazis Yes, there was a time when I did not appreciate myself, for the simple reason that I was overweight. It didn’t matter that I was hardworking, successful, honest, ethical, highly respected in my community, and a loving devoted mother. All that mattered was that I was fat. I felt inadequate because of my obesity. [...]

Accepting is Not Settling

By Susan Vernicek When you look up the word accept, you get many definitions because it can be used in various ways, which we all know.  I recently met a very intelligent, inspiring, and motivated individual.  I enjoyed meeting with her because she is such an amazing entrepreneur that she caught my attention.  Even though [...]

Accepting I Was Raised On Rich Food

By Stephanie Peterson I was raised with my feet in dirt and my hands in bread dough. My father is a church gardener and my mother is a whole grain baker. Consequently, there was never a lack of experience in growing and creating food during my adolescence. Despite the rich life I had with close [...]

Not Accepting a Pity Party

By Val McLeod One day I decided to have a full blown pity party. It was in one of those moments when no matter how hard I tried, things just seemed to not go my way. I felt like I was channeling “Badluck Schleprock”. So a pity party seemed quite apropos. If you are like [...]

Acceptance Throughout Life

By Catrina The idea of acceptance changes throughout life; in elementary school I would’ve said acceptance means being included and embraced by the popular crowd, but now that I’m a college student, it means something completely different.  It means embracing who I am on the inside and out, and not trying to change it based [...]

Accepting as I Age

By Sid As I approach 50, accepting new parts of my physicality gets a bit more challenging, as I'm right at the cusp of losing whatever Id liked previously. But here it goes… I've always thought I had pretty, expressive eyes and a sincere smile. I see the crows feet and wonder if I'll ever [...]

Boticelli, Boticelli, Boticelli

By Christine Walters Muse of Merriment – Inspirational Comedian I'm not gonna lie, my body image can get me down. But as I get older, I tend to focus on body image less and less. A good reason for this is do to my husbands encouragement to sell our scale at our yard sale last [...]

Improving Social Anxiety – Begin With Acceptance

By Jon Mercer There are many ways of improving social anxiety, but as a personal development coach and a former social anxiety sufferer, I have learned that one of the easiest and most productive ways to increase feelings of well-being in social situations is to practice the art of self-acceptance. A very common scenario that [...]

I Was Not Always This Confident

By Ashley I accept that I am 5’6 and weigh 144 pounds. I will always be a 
little bit chubby. I will never be able to wear little shirts with thin straps because my 
boobs are too big and my butt will always have a little jiggle to it. I was not always this confident [...]

Moeller Nose

By Kristen Moeller The Moeller nose. I have what is commonly referred to in my family as the “Moeller nose.” Some have described it as angular, distinct even. My father once commented that bump at the bridge was regal—I am sure he meant well as he has “the nose” as well. I have always just [...]