I have never changed my resolve to know and understand what I deal with. Although it has taken time, over the years I have come to accept my cerebral palsy. It doesn’t change or define who I am, if anything, it has made my resolve stronger and me more determined. In the early years that would have been up for debate.
Given my circumstances around my disability, accepting myself has been difficult, but it has given me a life that has catapulted me into a different more positive head space, away from the early years. Although I still have my limitations around a disability I didn’t know about, I now have more confidence and self-esteem.
I am also free of the burden of others having to accept me. I come from a place of approval and love for myself. A place where I continue to cultivate hope, optimism and positivity, through my work and around my experiences. Through my writing, I have come to understand the detail behind my experiences.
Learning to accept ourselves, comes when we understand the small print, when we are able to look at the bigger picture for ourselves, instead of listening to others, who continually tell us what they want us to hear. But we must put the hard work in and open ourselves up to possibilities and by expanding our learning.
Listen to yourself and build on new opportunities that can move you away from your old thinking. The simple rule is to accept yourself, but to do that you must learn to like yourself first. Without ‘like’ there is no acceptance.
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