The practice of self acceptance
Page 168. The practice of self acceptance; the willingness to own, experience, and take responsibility for thoughts, feelings, and actions, without evasion, denial, or disowning that and also without self repudiation : giving oneself permission to think one thoughts, experience one’s emotions And look at one’s actions without actually liking, endorsing or condoning them, the virtual of realism apply to the self
— from Who Is Flying (Self, Nature & Nurture)
In the book
Care less what others think, or you remain their prisoner; remember that even choosing not to decide is itself a choice you own. Practice self-acceptance, not self-flagellation, and feed the right voice. Own your failures without condemning your self; speak to yourself in the voice that recalls what you have overcome, not the one that only prosecutes. And place your becoming always above your current being — measure yourself by where you are heading, not only by where you stand. — Who Is Flying (Self, Nature & Nurture)