At first, it’s hard to notice when someone else’s attitude shifts. Each of us goes through our days as the center of our own universe (which is natural, as David Foster Wallace points out), and we may not notice subtle changes in someone else’s language, demeanor or perspective. Even some physical changes aren’t immediately obvious, except to the individual who sees her or himself in the mirror every single day.
For many of us, self-acceptance and self-love are constant projects. Some days are up, some are down, but we know how sweet it is to feel radiant in our own skin–so we keep trying. We move in ways that make us feel strong, we embrace hearty greens but don’t beat ourselves up for enjoying chocolate and we wrap ourselves in comfortable and flattering clothes. We remind ourselves to practice compassion and get up again when we fall into old patterns of negative thinking.
Yet sometimes, there’s a sinking feeling that we just can’t shape. There are small, niggling reminders that something we’re doing is wrong . Small barbs that stick, holding us back from feeling good about our efforts at self-love.
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