Mindfulness and self-acceptance |
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Authors: | Shelley H. Carson Ellen J. Langer |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Psychology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA;(2) Department of Psychology, Harvard University, 33 Kirkland Street, 02138 Cambridge, MA, USA |
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Abstract: | The present article will focus on the cognitive theory of mindfulness and its importance in achieving unconditional self-acceptance. The goal of the mindful perspective is to increase cognitive flexibility and to thereby increase behavioral flexibility and the ability to adapt to one’s current environment in a meaningful manner. Empirical evidence spanning four decades attests to the beneficial effects of a mindful vs. mindless perspective. The article will focus on the following aspects of mindfulness as they apply to self-acceptance: the importance of authenticity, the tyranny of evaluation, the benefits of mistakes, the mindlessness of social comparison, the trap of rigid categories, and the acceptance of self as a mindful choice. The article concludes with a number of mindfulness applications geared toward enhancing self-acceptance. |
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Keywords: | authenticity mindfulness self-acceptance |
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