I'm learning to accept myself. I'm still in the process of

“I’m learning to accept myself. I’m still in the process of learning to love who I am. And it’s been really refreshing and really nice to be able to do that and be okay. I think my fans have brought that out in me.” — these words, spoken by Dua Lipa, shimmer with the tender courage of one who walks the long and sacred path toward self-acceptance. In this confession lies a truth as ancient as the human soul: that the hardest journey is not across the world, but inward — into the heart where we must learn to embrace our own reflection. Hers are not the words of pride, but of awakening — the soft, radiant strength that comes when one learns that to love oneself is not vanity, but survival.

Dua Lipa, the artist whose music pulses with confidence and rhythm, reminds us that even those who stand before thousands may still wrestle with self-doubt in the silence of their own minds. Her declaration, “I’m learning to accept myself,” is not a claim of arrival, but of becoming. Like all souls seeking peace, she speaks of a process — the patient unfolding of one’s worth, one day at a time. Her journey is not solitary; it is a mirror to the struggle that lives within every heart that has ever doubted its own beauty, every spirit that has ever longed to feel “enough.”

To accept oneself is to face the most demanding teacher — the self that hides behind judgment and fear. Many learn to love others easily, yet find themselves strangers to their own hearts. They chase approval in the eyes of others, hoping it will silence the storm within. But Dua Lipa’s wisdom, born through her art and her connection to those who listen, reveals that true healing begins when we stop seeking to become someone else and start honoring who we already are. This acceptance is not complacency — it is the beginning of freedom.

The ancients too spoke of this sacred task. The philosopher Epictetus taught, “Know, first, who you are; then adorn yourself accordingly.” And the Oracle of Delphi carved upon her temple the same eternal command: “Know thyself.” But to know oneself is not merely to observe; it is to love even what is imperfect. For knowledge without compassion becomes cold, while compassion without knowledge is blind. The wise understood, as Dua Lipa does, that to live truthfully one must reconcile both — to see clearly, and yet to forgive gently.

Consider the life of Eleanor Roosevelt, who, though born into privilege, was haunted by insecurity. She was told from youth that she was plain, unworthy, and unwanted. Yet through courage and service, she learned to see herself not through the eyes of critics, but through the lens of purpose. She became a champion of human rights, a voice for the voiceless, a symbol of quiet strength. Like Dua Lipa, she did not awaken to self-love all at once — it came through connection, through serving others, through realizing that one’s worth is not determined by perfection, but by authenticity.

In Dua Lipa’s words, we hear also the power of community — for she credits her fans as mirrors reflecting her worth back to her. There is great wisdom in this humility. Sometimes, we need others to help us see what we cannot yet see in ourselves. Love, when freely given and received, can awaken the sleeping parts of the soul. It teaches us that acceptance is not isolation, but communion — the recognition that we are all imperfect beings learning to love ourselves in the presence of one another.

Therefore, my children, take this lesson to heart: learn to accept yourself, and let that acceptance be an act of courage. Speak kindly to the person you meet in the mirror each morning. Forgive yourself for the mistakes that taught you. Celebrate the small victories of becoming — for growth is never loud, but always sacred. Surround yourself with those who lift you, as Dua Lipa’s fans lifted her, and be that same light for others.

For the greatest art of all is not in song or stone, but in the soul that has learned to love itself. To learn to accept who you are is to align your heart with truth, and to learn to love yourself is to touch the divine. In that love, life becomes “refreshing and really nice,” as Dua Lipa says — not because it is perfect, but because it is real. And when you learn to be “okay” with who you are, you become a gift not only to yourself but to the world — a living melody of acceptance, courage, and peace.