I lied," I said. ...
"I know it," he said.
"Then do something about it. Do anything, just so it's something."
"I cant," he said.
"There aint anything to do? Not anything?"
"I didn't say that," Grandfather said. "I said I couldn't. You can."
"What?" I said. "How can I forget it? Tell me how to."
"You cant," he said. "Nothing is ever forgotten. Nothing is ever lost. It's too valuable."
"Then what can I do?"
"Live with it," Grandfather said.
"Live with it? You mean, forever? For the rest of my life? Not ever to get rid of it? Never? I cant. Dont you see that I cant?"
"Yes you can," he said. "You will. A gentleman always does. A gentleman can live through anything. He faces anything. A gentleman accepts the responsibility of his actions and bears the burden of their consequences, even when he did not himself instigate them but only acquiesced to them, didn't say No though he knew he should.
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Your outside is just what you live in, sleep in, and has little connection with who you are and even less with what you do.
William FaulknerTags: acceptance-of-oneself
To hate the hate was just more hate; to reject the rejection was just more rejection; to judge the judging, just more judging.
T. Scott McLeodTags: love acceptance enlightenment self-love acceptance-of-oneself overcoming-hatred overcoming-negativity
Why hold secrets? Why harbor anything? Let me just share everything with you. Let me just talk. Let me let go of the censor that is within me ... I’m tired of trying to be someone other than who I am.
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Vanessa DiffenbaughTags: life pain philosophy acceptance-of-oneself
Accepting the thought, emotion or sensation at face value is an act that is both loving and liberating.
Heidi DuPreeTags: acceptance-of-oneself
Find comfort in questioning yourself.
Bryant McGillTags: acceptance-of-oneself knowing-oneself discovering-yourself
We must step out of our digital avatars, and come together and have face-to-face dialogue as often as possible.
Bryant McGillTags: truth reality bravery discovery acceptance-of-oneself love-yourself facing-reality
The image that concerns most people is the reflection they see in other people's minds.
Edward de BonoTags: perception self-esteem confidence self-perception self-image self-confidence ego acceptance-of-oneself
If folks don't like the way you look, they almost never take the time to find anything out about you. They just make up their own stories
Ann Haywood LealTags: stories acceptance-of-oneself others-point-of-view
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