"Accept Me"

I love the following poem written by Larry S. Chengges, I want to share it with you today:

ACCEPT ME

I am I

Do not change me

Condemn me

Nor put me down

Accept me for what I am

No…you need not agree with me

But Accept Me

For I am total in being

I have my faults

I have my guilts

But that is who I am

Perfect I will never be

Allow me to be uninhibited

Do not pressure me into feeling

What I do not feel

Accept Me when I am flying high

As I have accepted you when

You were flying high

Do not put me down...

Nor make me unhappy about me

I am I

And I like being what I am…

Me

Don't you feel at times that people judge you a lot? Even when they don't know you, they judge you. It's so easy for others to criticize us, and it's also so easy for us to criticize others. Maybe they feel better about themselves when they do this; maybe we feel better about ourselves when we also repeat this same bad habit. It's only human! We all assume things about others, about their behaviors and about their life in general - when we shouldn't. That's why we need to feel strong and secure... Believe in ourselves and in what we stand for. Believe in our values and in our self-worth. Believe in honesty, in goodness, in love, in a life of meaning and purpose... and create a beautiful life for us and for others! Let's learn to be more tolerant, more patient, more understanding and above all, less judgmental and less critical. Gossip is also a very ugly thing to do. Being intolerant, being impatient - and demeaning, criticizing and judging others - are all signs of insecurities and a low self-esteem. Let's remember that we all have our weaknesses and our shortcomings. Let's accept others more willingly and above all, more lovingly... then, and only then, will others accept us the way we are - with patience, understanding, compassion and love.