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The Key to Liking Yourself Better

The Key to Liking Yourself Better
When you accept yourself, you are less likely to overthink your faults and you will be to see yourself more realistically. l i g h t p o e t/Shutterstock
Donna Martelli
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Honestly, do you genuinely like the person you have become? If you’re like me, sometimes I like me, sometimes I don’t. None of us are perfect: We all have flaws that are not life-threatening. I’m always trying to improve myself, wanting to present myself well. I think much of this comes from a background in theater, where the grand entrance is a big deal. Although the years have taught me that the grand entrance is not what it’s all about, I still catch myself wanting to make one.

Back in the 1950s and 1960s, psychologist Carl Rogers wrote that when parents place “conditions of worth” on young children, they cause them to grow up to doubt and criticize themselves.

Donna Martelli
Donna Martelli
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Formerly a professional dancer with the Harkness Ballet of New York, and faculty member at Butler University, Indianapolis, IN, Donna was Director of Fitness Arts at LivRite Fitness. There, she taught Ballet, Barre, Pilates, Stretch and Conditioning, Personal Training and provided fitness consultations to members. She created Raise the Barre at LivRite, trained, qualified, and managed its instructors, and wrote its training manual. She is the author of “When God Says Drop It” and “Why the Dance,” available wherever books are sold.
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