Only when we accept the parts of ourselves that are hardest to accept can we truly connect with our authentic selves – the real ones, the ones we’ve always been inside, beneath all the possible and impossible masks. If we can’t even accept the tiniest part of who we are, we’ll never have the chance to be truly ourselves. We’ll always be playing some silly game of “Hide and Seek” – hiding ourselves from the world, hiding the world from ourselves.
I suddenly accepted the part of myself I had long rejected – and that’s when the meeting happened. I finally became myself. This process has only just begun, it feels like it’s at the very start. As with any personal growth journey, there’s a step forward, a step back, then another step forward…
But I’ve already started to notice how much calmer I’ve become. How much more confident I feel. Actually, the question of confidence doesn’t even arise anymore. I don’t even ask myself or the universe, “Do I like myself?” – I just know that asking that question sounds ridiculous. Of course! Because I like myself. Not only outwardly. I’ve filled myself up from the inside with joy from just being me.
This is only the beginning. But it feels so right, and it feels so good!