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 the Bliss in Appreciating Myself

Suzanne Pantazis

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. [...]