Dear all,
This morning, after my NadiPrana practice, a quiet truth became very loud.
We hold others to the same standard of judgment we haven’t yet released within ourselves.
It’s easy to think we’re being fair.
Or that our opinions about others are just “what’s right.”
But look closer.
Most times, what we can’t stand in others is simply a reflection of what we haven’t made peace with inside.
Self-Acceptance Without Performance
True self-acceptance has no performance clause.
It doesn’t wait for the “right mood,” the healed version of you, or a clean past.
It’s not about convincing yourself that your mistakes didn’t happen.
It’s about seeing them clearly—and still choosing to stand beside yourself.
The acceptance you struggle to offer others…
is the acceptance you haven’t fully given to yourself.
So, what’s the point?
It’s not about right or wrong.
We’ve all done both.
It’s about awareness.
Because that subtle voice of judgment you carry?
It leaks.
Into your relationships.
Your parenting.
Your leadership.
Your silence.
And you keep calling it “boundaries” or “discernment”… when often, it’s just unresolved shame.
Try this today:
No frills. No affirmations.
Just pause.
Look at yourself—honestly. And say:
“I accept you. All of you.”
Not because you’ve earned it.
But because your wholeness was never up for negotiation.
Reminder:
True acceptance doesn’t mean you justify wrong actions.
It means you stop punishing yourself for being human.
It means you stop expecting perfection from others because you still expect it from yourself.
We are all made of both light and shadow.
And when grace begins within,
it flows without effort…
to others.
— Manna
Adelaide | May 2025