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I regularly am open about vulnerable or unflattering parts about myself despite this causing thousands of ppl to dunk on me, because it feels important to demonstrate that self acceptance and freedom from shame is possible even in the face of intense social pressure

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Aella

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Part of this feels like how I express love in an asymmetric dynamic like twitter; when i cheerfully embrace the "ugly" but true things about me, I am trying to say that I am also willing to embrace the "ugly" things in you. I think all of you is okay, no matter how strange.

7:35 AM · Dec 19, 2022

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Does it really work that way? Self acceptance and other-judgementalness are compatible and often coexist in practice.

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You are a wonderfully actualized, powerful and lucid human being; it's great that you are in the world. Things that are not my cup of tea can still be amazing cups of tea

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u rule <3

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That's the problem, Aella. Infinite tolerance isn't a virtue.

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Aella in her Bodhisattva arc

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That’s legitimately touching

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I like pineapples on pizza….

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lovely

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"all of you is ok" - aka undifferentiated "you", there's not only strange, but also eg helpful + harmful, indifferent, and differentiating that is the most important task in life.