22 SELF-ACCEPTANCE
Never grow old in your mind.
Your true age is how you feel inside.
Valerie J. Hayward
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What aspects of yourself do you find most difficult to accept? Are there
times or situations when you find it harder to be self-accepting than
others? If you wish jot down what stops you giving yourself permission
to be as you are.
148
Write down everything you dislikeabout yourself. Include anything at
which you feel you’re not particularly good. Be honest: but don’t
exaggerate or wallow in self-pity.
149
Go through your list (from Confidence Builder 149) and underline any
things you dislike that cannotbe changed. Then look again: are you
sure there’s nothing you can do to change them? Eliminate any which
are merely the result of negative conditioning.
150
Use this affirmation:
‘I accept my... and my... (the attributes you have underlined).
This is me, and I’m wonderful, aren’t I?’
151
