Leah Nagle - Week 7 - Accepting My Flaws As Part of Me

No one is perfect, I know it’s cliche, but it's true. Even the people who I love most in the world do and say things that hurt me, and I know I do the same. For years, I have been incredibly hard on myself because of my flaws. I’ve also seen many other people do this to themselves. It’s taken me a while, but I’ve eventually reached the point where I am able to love, embrace, and accept myself, with my flaws and all. 


If you asked me to, I could write a long list of everything I dislike about myself, but despite all these things, I know I am still a good person. Up until recently, I felt like I had to change the bad parts of me in order to be a good person, but I’ve now realized that’s not true. I’m not saying that I don’t try and work on myself to grow and learn from my mistakes, but what I am saying is that I forgive myself for my screw ups. Even when I screw up, maybe multiple times, I still love myself. 


I am fully aware that perhaps I can be kinda annoying, a little bit too much of a “main character”, overly dramatic, and pretty intense. These are just some of my traits that are not wonderful, but they make me who I am. They are part of what defines me. I know that the good I have to offer outweighs my cons, and that’s what truly matters. I am kind, empathetic, emotionally perceptive, and love to help others, especially those less fortunate than me. In fact, I have often wasted huge amounts of time trying to help people I love who don’t love me back and don’t appreciate, value, or respect me and my time. I often put others before myself and end up getting very hurt because of it. 


Anyway, the point is that I have come to terms with the bad parts of me, so I am able to accept and love myself for who I am. I wish that everyone could do this because it really is the key to true success and happiness.


What do you think about this? Are you able to love and accept yourself with your flaws like I am? 

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  1. AnonymousNovember 2, 2022 at 2:56 PM

    I have accepted my flaws and I love myself no matter what. The thing with me is that I might've accepted my flaws, but I am trying to work on them. Doing this not only makes me feel better about myself, but it makes me excited about fixing these flaws, and making myself a better person.

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