All of us have dreams and we do a lot of wishful thinking but the next step differentiates successful people and others. The next and the most crucial step is to critically look at reality and be aware of our own limitations and strengths. Often, we try to magnify our weaknesses and downplay our strengths and sometimes magnify strengths and downplay weaknesses but what holds us back is not being able to see reality as it is. Sometimes we have unrealistic demands of ourselves, we criticize and are hard on ourselves. Self-acceptance means having patience, understanding and acceptance towards one’s own suffering and hardships. To cultivate self-acceptance involves helping ourselves to contemplate and reflect on the inevitability of certain forms of disappointment and suffering

There is another challenge we often face, if in the past we have had a limitation, we often do not accept it and let it ponder over our present and future even. The basis of Self -Acceptance is to first and foremost have a realistic view of yourself and to get rid of the expectations of others and life. Society feeds us unrealistic notions through films, television, media.

Self-Acceptance involves kindness to oneself but it is also a form of great inner strength, resilience, courage and fortitude. Just like a shield protects a warrior from future attacks and also helps the warrior to march forward with confidence, assessing the risks involved. In the same way self-acceptance helps us to have a realistic image of ourselves, we do not accept too much from ourselves and beat ourselves up for it neither do we hold ourselves back because of our limitations. This self-acceptance will automatically give rise to courage within us. We will be willing to let go of the past and create a stronger, better version of ourselves.