Acceptance

When you meet someone do you see them as they are or do you see them as they could be? If that person were to stay the same weight, make the same money and never “improve”, could you accept them as is? One of the best pieces of relationship advice I ever heard is to accept someone as is and not for their potential. Having a relationship with someone for who they might be down the road is a recipe for failure.

We must also learn to accept ourselves and love ourselves just the way we are. If we...