Loving What You Hate: Accepting your most despised physical traits.

This post really doesn’t tell you how to make peace with the part of you that makes you feel less than perfect but it’s a good starting point to think about it — and if the answer is to learn to accept it and live or it’s to talk to a doctor and address it — the choice is your own personal decision.  I don’t think you should force yourself to accept things — maybe the word ‘force’ is what bothers me. It’s like the saying — when you are ready to change, you will. When you are ready to find peace with who you are, the path will open up —

Forcing yourself to love what you hate most about your body is a tricky task, and may not work for every woman. But my personal experience has led me to believe that many of us focus a good 85% of our self-loathing on one specific body part. Dedicating some energy to creating a better relationship with that body part may not be a cure-all, but it certainly can’t hurt. And that kind of intentionality makes room for untold personal growth.