They know your face, but not your mind.
They understand your words, but not your heart.
They hear your name, but not your soul.
They grasp your past, but not your future.
Do you find it difficult to accept the person you are? Maybe you feel discomfort about being so different from everyone else. Or perhaps you find yourself similar to others to the point that you believe you’re boring.
Either way, it’s time to recognize that your special variety of character traits combine to create a one and only, very unique you.
Although there are many ways to accept and embrace who you are, check out these strategies to open your arms to the amazing individual you are:
1. Take note of your habits.
- What kind of habits do you practice? Do you floss your teeth every night and consistently wash dishes as soon as you dirty them? Is your bedtime and time for arising always the same?
- * Understand what’s important to you by noticing the behaviors you routinely do. In a sense, your habits are your “trademark.”
2. Describe your personality in detail.
- A wonderful tool for embracing your individuality is to consider deeply the type of person you are.
- If you had to describe yourself, in detail, to someone else, what words would you use?
- Maybe you always in a rush
- or, you like keeping an immacculate household
- or, you have tons of friends and are very outgoing
- If you had to describe yourself, in detail, to someone else, what words would you use?
- Write down your description of yourself, being as thoughtful and thorough about your personality characteristics as you can.
- You’re worth the time this procedure will take.
3. What is absolutely great about you?
- Of course, you have your own special blend of positive qualities:
- Are you an exceptional listener?
- Do you have a good sense of humor?
- Does everyone rely on you because you are super-dependable?
- Write that stuff down!
4. What are your biggest struggles?
- What challenges you?
- If you find yourself stumped about how to handle a situation, write those situations and potential solutions out on paper.
- Getting a real handle on what takes its toll on us helps build our self-awareness.
- Work to improve how you handle your biggest struggles.
- Yes, identification is great but commit to actually tackling the challenges one at a time to experience success in those areas is very important to do for yourself.
- Why? Because you will, in time, see that you can overcome almost any obstacle you focus your mind and skills on it.
5. Remind yourself that you are a worthy human.
- In order to embrace our individuality, we must fully accept who we are.
- Learning to love ourselves and take us as we are is a great aid to loving and encouraging others. Yes, we have flaws, but who doesn’t?
- But, bear in mind that recognizing that we are okay does not mean that we can’t work to improve.
- Accepting our shortcomings and quirks and our less-than-perfect features can help us improve.
6. Embrace who you are each morning.
- It is a brand new day!
- We have new opportunities to make discoveries about ourselves and who you are.
- Consider the evolving day as a setting to keep learning more and more about yourself.
Actively work each day to love yourself and your individuality.
Learn what is great about you, what kinds of things vex you, and how to handle them.
Embracing our individuality and accepting ourselves for exactly who we are can enrich our lives in ways we have yet to imagine!
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