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The Path of Self-acceptance

Cultivating self-knowledge, acceptance, and spiritual autonomy by reflecting on the echoes of the past.

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Yuxuan Francis Liu
Aug 04, 2024
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Life is a sequence of stories. We are unaware of this when we are still in a particular story. Whether we like it or not, we all have a role to play in our stories.

We all feel regret over some past episodes. In hindsight, we are often surprised by the actions and behaviors of previous versions of ourselves. This is reasonable because we were so intensely involved in a particular moment that we could not have chosen to act differently. The positive side of reflecting on past events is that it provides valuable material to observe and assess ourselves carefully.

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