What is self-love and acceptance?

Is it telling yourself that you're better than everyone else?
Is it letting everyone walk on top of you even if you think it'll help you feel better? Is it being prideful? Or being weak? Is it being too humble and then letting everyone take what you have and being left with nothing? Or is it hoarding everything so you'll always have something?
Honestly....Through trial and error you have to find that good inbetween. Everyone deserves to be happy so you have to have a good level of self-respect to stand up to someone and say no, yet at the same time be humble and not be too proud. You never want to let yourself say you're better than everyone else because what you grow on the inside will manifest ten fold on the outside. So be careful of what you plant. It's okay to make mistakes though. That's the only way one will truly learn. If anyone expects you to be perfect they are setting an impossible standard, because while yes, it is good to always strive to be the best we can, perfection is not a reality. And that's okay!

The key to true happiness, joy, and peace is through believing in yourself and trusting in God. I used to be in a dark place and let myself get hurt by others, things around me, and hurt myself because I thought it was what I deserved. I hated who I was and always wished to be someone different. Whenever I heard someone say "I'm happy" or "I love who I am" I laughed because I thought it was just a joke. That happiness wasn't possible in a world so dark. But in all honesty, everyone deserves to be happy. Everyone deserves a chance. We all have our bad days, yes. But don't feel bad for yourself or let the bad and negative things in life effect you. All of the good in life depends on you and how you let the bad effect you. But all of the bad times in life are there to help us to appriciate the good and hold onto the positive and happy memories. Life is precious so don't let yourself be down or sad. Stand up to yourself and say enough is enough. I am going to be happy. And believe in it! I'm going to enjoy life! Every single one of you was fearfully and wonderfully made. Life is an amazing and special gift. Don't throw away something so powerful and beautiful. Because you're never alone. No matter what you're going through there is at least a few other people going through it too. But guys don't rely on anyone or anything else for your happiness. You can be happy! Use the bad to make good. Use the bad to inspire and motivate yourself. Learn from yours and others mistakes. There are so many tips and tricks to being happy, but it all comes down to you. CHOOSE not to walk down that dark path! Pull yourself up by your boot straps and don't be afraid of others or judgement. Make your own standards and set your own goals and dreams. Let no one else decide your future and who you are and your happiness. Take your life in to your own hands and trust that God has something amazing in store for you.

For example. You can not pray to God everyday "Lord, give me more money... I really need it!" and then sit on the couch and do nothing all day except stare at the heavens waiting for the money to float down on a fluffy golden cloud.
If there is a flood and you're up on a roof top, you can't pray "God help get me out of here!" and then when a boat comes by and says "We're here to help!" you send them away because you're waiting for God to come rescue you.
God will give you the opportunities to for the things you need and yes, even want. He will open doors for you, And close those He deems are not the right ones for you. He has an ultimate plan for us but we can't sit around and wait for the opportunity to fall in our lap. We have to go out there and look for it! We have to search with passion and enjoy the search.  On the way to the ultimate goal, we have to enjoy and learn from the journey. There will be so many obstacles and hurdles in life that will change us and WE determine how they change us. Your perspective is what will shape you into the person you become. So...will it be a happy, joyful, humble, kind, and sucessful person? Or a sad, tiered, frusterated, bored, and lonely person? You're only who you make yourself to be. There will always be people in your life and you're only lonely if you make yourself to be and push people away. You will always have the choice to be healthy and full of life and energy and you're only sick and tiered if you make yourself to be. You will only be sad...if you say you're sad and let yourself be.

So TAKE CONTROL! Don't let your mind play tricks on itself and get you down. Be happy and spread the happiness and let the growth inside manifest to be something good and helpful to anyone around you! Whatever situation you're in, turn it around to be a good one and learn from it. It's only a bad situation if you say it is and let it be so. So smile guys. Because we're never guarnteed tomorrow so enjoy the now and make the most of it! I love you all and never be afraid to reach out and contact me. I'll always be here for you guys and do whatever I can to help :)