1. If I cannot love and accept my self as I am in this very moment, then it will never occur at all.
2. Anything that is is a worthwhile endeavor should be a joy and not a struggle.
3. If I hold on to past hurts, I just invite more of the same.
4. The only truth I can really know is the truth of my own emotions.
5. I can't control anything except my own perceptions.
Though I have learned these thoughts through trial and error, putting them into a way of living that will grant me the peace I desire will call for a level of self awareness that I am ready to explore. Lessons aren't truly learned unless they are lived.