Although self-acceptance and authenticity is perhaps simple and obvious-enough sounding, the act of actually working toward radical self-acceptance and individuation is, of course, far from simple and obvious. In the absolute sense, it is almost certainly impossible. In the above average sense, it is still perhaps life’s greatest and most difficult endeavor. To truly and honestly accept your weaknesses, potential evils, and shameful or unpopular interests and qualities, to admit that what you see, fear, or hate in others is or could be inside of you, to admit to yourself that you are not and
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