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11. “If we can accept our imperfections as they are, quite ordinarily, then we can use them as part of the path. But if we try to get rid of our imperfections, then they will be enemies, obstacles on the road to our ‘self-improvement.’”
Chogyam Trungpa
Self-Acceptance, Growth, Imperfection, Inner Work, Personal Development
13. “We do not have to be ashamed of what we are. As sentient beings we have wonderful backgrounds. These backgrounds may not be particularly enlightened or peaceful or intelligent. Nevertheless, we have soil good enough to cultivate; we can plant anything in it.” Chogyam Trungpa Self-Acceptance, Growth, Potential, Transformation, Life
15. “Just fully being skillful involves total lack of inhibition. We are not afraid to be. We are not afraid to live. We must accept ourselves as being warriors. If we acknowledge ourselves as warriors, then there is a way in, because a warrior dares to be, like a tiger in the jungle.” Chogyam Trungpa Skill, Inhibition, Courage, Warriorship, Self-Acceptance
17. “I would like to say, ladies and gentlemen, that you shouldn’t be afraid of who you are. That’s the first key idea. You shouldn’t be afraid of who you are. You should NOT be afraid of who you are. It’s very important for you to realize that.” Chogyam Trungpa Self-Acceptance, Courage, Identity, Fearlessness, Empowerment
19. “As far as a glass ceiling, I feel that all you can do is give it your absolute best with whatever gifts the universe has given you. And if you make it in some way that other people can recognize, that's fine. But even if you don't quote-unquote make it, you're fine if you've given it your whole heart and soul.” Alice Walker Determination, Perseverance, Hard Work, Self-Acceptance, Inner Strength
33. “Trying to change ourselves doesn’t work in the long run because we’re resisting our own energy. Self-improvement can have temporary results, but lasting transformation occurs only when we honor ourselves as the source of wisdom and compassion.” Pema Chodron Self-acceptance, Transformation, Wisdom, Inner-peace, Self-growth
37. “Having compassion starts and ends with having compassion for all those unwanted parts of ourselves. The healing comes from letting there be room for all of this to happen: room for grief, for relief, for misery, for joy.” Pema Chodron Compassion, Healing, Emotional Growth, Self-Acceptance, Transformation
43. “Accept the responsibility of being yourself as you are, with all that is good and with all that is bad, with all that is beautiful and that which is not beautiful. In that acceptance a transcendence happens and one becomes free.” Osho Rajneesh Self-Acceptance, Freedom, Transcendence, Life, Personal Growth
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11. “If we can accept our imperfections as they are, quite ordinarily, then we can use them as part of the path. But if we try to get rid of our imperfections, then they will be enemies, obstacles on the road to our ‘self-improvement.’”
Chogyam Trungpa Self-Acceptance, Growth, Imperfection, Inner Work, Personal Development
13. “We do not have to be ashamed of what we are. As sentient beings we have wonderful backgrounds. These backgrounds may not be particularly enlightened or peaceful or intelligent. Nevertheless, we have soil good enough to cultivate; we can plant anything in it.”
Chogyam Trungpa Self-Acceptance, Growth, Potential, Transformation, Life
15. “Just fully being skillful involves total lack of inhibition. We are not afraid to be. We are not afraid to live. We must accept ourselves as being warriors. If we acknowledge ourselves as warriors, then there is a way in, because a warrior dares to be, like a tiger in the jungle.”
Chogyam Trungpa Skill, Inhibition, Courage, Warriorship, Self-Acceptance
17. “I would like to say, ladies and gentlemen, that you shouldn’t be afraid of who you are. That’s the first key idea. You shouldn’t be afraid of who you are. You should NOT be afraid of who you are. It’s very important for you to realize that.”
Chogyam Trungpa Self-Acceptance, Courage, Identity, Fearlessness, Empowerment
19. “As far as a glass ceiling, I feel that all you can do is give it your absolute best with whatever gifts the universe has given you. And if you make it in some way that other people can recognize, that's fine. But even if you don't quote-unquote make it, you're fine if you've given it your whole heart and soul.”
Alice Walker Determination, Perseverance, Hard Work, Self-Acceptance, Inner Strength
33. “Trying to change ourselves doesn’t work in the long run because we’re resisting our own energy. Self-improvement can have temporary results, but lasting transformation occurs only when we honor ourselves as the source of wisdom and compassion.”
Pema Chodron Self-acceptance, Transformation, Wisdom, Inner-peace, Self-growth
37. “Having compassion starts and ends with having compassion for all those unwanted parts of ourselves. The healing comes from letting there be room for all of this to happen: room for grief, for relief, for misery, for joy.”
Pema Chodron Compassion, Healing, Emotional Growth, Self-Acceptance, Transformation
43. “Accept the responsibility of being yourself as you are, with all that is good and with all that is bad, with all that is beautiful and that which is not beautiful. In that acceptance a transcendence happens and one becomes free.”
Osho Rajneesh Self-Acceptance, Freedom, Transcendence, Life, Personal Growth
