高一英语作文：How to be a friend of yourself_3000字

friendshipwithoneselfisallimportant,becausewithoutitonecannotbefriendswithanyoneelseintheworld.-eleanorroosevelt

　　weoftenfocusonbuildingrelationshipswithothersthatweforgettheessentialfirststep:beingfriendsofourselves.thatisthecrucialfirststepifwearetohavegoodrelationshipswithothers.howcanwehavegoodrelationshipswithothersifwedon'tevenhavegoodrelationshipwithourselves?

　　theproblemmightbeworsethanweexpect.maybewedon'tlikeourselveswithoutrealizingit.hereisasimplechecklist;isthereanythingyoudon'tlikeaboutyourselffromtheselist?

　　yourpast

　　maybeyouhavemademistakesinthepastwhichyoufeelbadabout.youmightbedisappointedwithyourselfonwhyyoucouldmakesuchmistakes.evenifthathappenedindistantpast,yoursubconsciousmindstillhasareasonnottolikeyourself.

　　yourbackground

　　youmightwishthatyouwerebornindifferentfamily,orthatyouhavedifferentbackground.maybeyoucouldnotacceptthefactthatyouarenotasluckyasothers,whoseemtogetwhatevertheywanteffortlesslybecauseoftheirbackground.

　　yourpersonalitytraits

　　youmighthavesomepersonalitytraitsthatyoudon'tlike.forexample,youmaybeanintrovertandyoudon'tlikeit;youwishyouareanextrovert.

　　yourachievementsrelativetoothersothersmighthavebetterachievementsthanyou,andnomatterhowhardyoutried,itmightseemimpossibleforyoutomatchthem.youmightthenthinkthatit'sbecauseyouarenotsmartenoughordon'thaveenoughtalents.isthereanythingthatresonatewithyou?allthesegivereasonstoyounottolikeyourself.thatinturnmakesitdifficultforyoutobeagoodfriendtoyourself.

　　fortunately,therearealwaysthingsyoucandotofixthesituation.herearesometips:

　　1.forgiveyourself

　　youmayhavemadethosemistakesinthepast,butisthereanythingyoucandoaboutthem?idon'tthinkso,exceptlearningfromthem.it'struethatyouarenotperfect,butneitheriseverybodyelse.it’snormaltomakemistakes,sodoyourselfafavorbygivingyourselfforgiveness.

　　2.acceptthingsyoucan'tchange

　　therearesomethingsyoucannotchange,suchasyourbackgroundandyourpast.solearntoacceptthem.youwillfeelmuchrelievedifyoutreatthingsyoucan’tchangethewaytheydeserve:justacceptthem,smile,andmoveon.

　　3.focusonyourstrengths

　　insteadoffocusingonyourweaknesses,focusonyourstrengths.youalwayshavesomestrengthswhichgiveyouauniquecombinationnobodyelsehave.recognizeyourstrengthsandbuildyourlifearoundthem.

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　　4.writeyoursuccessstories

　　onereasonwemaynotlikeourselvesiswearetoofocusedonwhatwedon’thavethatweforgetaboutwhatwehave.somakealistofyourachievements;writeyoursuccessstories.theydonothavetobebigthings;therearealotofsmallbutimportantachievementsinourlife.forexample,ifyouhavesomegoodfriends,that’salreadyanachievement.ifyouhaveagoodfamily,thatisalsoanachievement.

　　5.stopcomparingyourselfwithothers

　　youareunique.youcanneverbelikeotherpeople,andneithercanotherpeoplebelikeyou.thewayyoumeasureyoursuccessisnotdeterminedbyotherpeopleandwhattheyachieve.instead,itisdeterminedbyyourownlifepurpose.youhaveeverythingyouneedtoachieveyourlifepurpose,soit'suselesstocompareyourselfwithothers.

　　6.alwaysbetruetoyourself

　　youdon'tlikeotherpeoplelyingtoyou,right?similarly,youwon'tlikeyourselfifyouknowthatyoulietoyourself.whetheryourealizeitornot,thatgivesyourmindareasonnottolikeyourself.that’swhyit'simportanttoalwaysbetruetoyourself.inwhateveryoudo,behonestandfollowyourconscience.rememberthisquotebyabrahamlincoln:

　　idesiresotoconducttheaffairsofthisadministrationthatifattheend...ihavelosteveryotherfriendonearth,ishallatleasthaveonefriendleft,andthatfriendshallbedowninsideofme.