I’m improving and getting better about it, but it’s still uncomfortable for me to accept help and kindness. It feels overwhelming when someone offers me a compliment or does something to support me. I don’t always feel worthy of other people’s kindness. Part of me is still untrusting of people’s motives. Why would you want to be kind to lil ol’ me?

I am learning to accept that people care for me just as much as I care for them. I have always had the capacity to give love and support to others, but it has been difficult to master the reverse. Why is it that I am able to see other people as worthy of my support, love, and care, but I am not able to grasp that I am just as worthy of theirs?

Sometimes kindness from others has triggered my insecurities. I am learning to let go of the fear that people are only being good to me out of obligation. I am learning to let go of the notion that I need to earn other people’s kindness. I am learning to accept the love and kindness that is given to me. I am learning to accept it at face value for what it is.

Accepting kindness helps build deeper bonds. I have always kept others at arms length by changing the subject when they are complimenting me or downplaying my need for support. I am learning that accepting care and kindness does not make me weak. It builds me up and makes me stronger.

Accepting kindness is a bold act for me, and I am learning to accept it fearlessly.