So today i have been pondering what it means to accept ones self. Acceptance is something that each individual desires from outside sources, I have come to believe that in order for me to want your acceptance I need to first accept myself. I'm not talking about some flippant "oh I accept me" I am talking about stepping back and taking stock of all the things that make up me and accept them as a part of who I am. I do find myself taking aspects of my personality, sexual orientation, and hobbies and saying that one aspect of my being is what defines me. There are times when being gay becomes the only defining attribute of who I am. Why do we as people continually put ourselves into a box or put a one size fits all label on who we are? There is so much more to what makes up who I am that I need to stop holding myself back. I am intellegent, creative, talented, passionate, gay, democrat, loving, caring, and so much more. So here is my challenge when do we stop defining ourselves by one thing and start just being?
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