第2部分(第3/7頁)

we　can　tolerate　the　fact　that　other　people　fail；　that　they　aren’t　always　kind；　that　they’ve　done　things　they　aren’t　proud　of；　but　we　have　difficulty　accepting　those　very　human　aspects　of　ourselves。　The　need　to　be　perfect　is　another　way　to　set　yourself　up　for　failure　and　enhance　the　feeling　that　you　are　not　acceptable。　We　all　make　mistakes。　Accepting　less　than　perfection　simply　means　recognizing　the　limitations　inherent2　in　being　born　a　human　being。 Learn　to　value　who　you　are　rather　than　who　you　could　bee。　To　quote　Linus；　a　sober　and　often　worried　character　from　a　popular　ic　strip；“The　world’s　heaviest　burden　is　a　great　potential。”　Wouldn’t　it　be　overwhelming　if　we　always　had　to　do　what　we　imagine　we　could　do？　Nobody　has　the　time　and　energy　to　do　all　of　that。　We　must　make　choices　about　what　we　will　pursue　and　do　them　the　best　we　can　under　the　circumstances　（which　aren’t　always　ideal；　by　the　way）。

Not　Accepting　that　there　Are　Real　Limits　to　Your　Abilities

The　idea　that　you　should　always　be　able　to　attain　your　goals　as　long　as　you　work　hard　enough　is　another　factor　interfering　with　self…acceptance。　You　will　reach　many　of　your　goals　and　should　give　yourself　credit　for　having　done　so。 Some　of　us　have　trouble　seeing　our　successes　because　we　focus　so　much　on　our　failures　and　many　times　the　failures　e　after　a　lot　of　hard　work　and　personal　suffering。　It　seems　that　all　that　hard　work　should　pay　off　in　our　having　reaching　the　goal　we　set　out　to　achieve。　It　is　hard　to　acc