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Disney’s Aladdin
presents an important lesson about learning to accept yourself and be true
to yourself. Aladdin was called “street rat” in the beginning of the movie just
because of his poorer status. He proceeds to become a different person just so
he can prove that what they say is not true and to impress someone. In the process he loses
himself and hurts some very important people in his life.
This is a common situation that happens in the world
today. People call us names and there are unhelpful and untruthful stigmas
attached to people and certain situations. How do we defeat that without losing
ourselves? Or how do we accept ourselves period? Often people also change
themselves to impress other people or because other people told them to change.
Here are things to consider when learning to accept yourself and boost your own
self-worth.
1) Understand your strengths, weaknesses, and
achievements.
What are your
strengths? What are the good things right now? What are your weaknesses and
what can you build upon? What are your achievements that you can be proud of?
Don’t down play the good things but also don’t forget to focus on weaknesses.
2) Don’t listen to what others think of you.
Most times people say things out of ignorance or out
of jealousy. Analyze what they are saying and the situation that they said it
in. Is this really something that you might need to work on or were they just
saying something to get a rise out of you? Most likely the latter, so just don’t
listen.
3) Don’t mask yourself for others.
Be proud of who you are. Don’t force down aspects of
yourself because they might not be accepted by others. If they’re really
friends or important in your life than they will accept all of you no matter
what.
4) Accept your imperfections.
No one is perfect. Not even those stars that we
somehow manage to put on a pedestal. Everyone has their problem, they just don’t
show it. It's ok to accept that you're not perfect.
5) Accept your emotions and fears.
This is incredibly important. Pushing down our fears
and emotions will only make us sick inside and cause more problems. Learn to handle your emotion
properly and express them.
6) Don’t dwell on what you can’t control.
Unfortunately not everyone in life is going to be
within our control. You can’t control what others say and what others think,
but you can control yourself and your reactions to it.
7) Relax and laugh things off.
Life is honestly too short to get upset by every
little thing. If you make a mistake, then just laugh it off, accept it and move
on. Dwelling on these negative things that happen will only hurt you inside.
8) Always be yourself – especially in public.
I think we’re all guilty of putting on a show. It’s exhausting
is it not? And when we do put on a show, doesn’t it kind of ruin everything
else around us and our experiences? You constantly keep yourself in check and
you aren’t having much fun. Compare that with other experiences where you are
yourself and completely relaxed. Much better right?
As the Genie says – “just be yourself.” You’re
special, you’re an individual and no one else is you, so be you and be proud!
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