Fighting against oneself is a trap. The more we resist who we are, the stronger we make what we’re trying to change. Internal struggle doesn’t set us free; it only traps us in a cycle of frustration and exhaustion. We strive to be different, to overcome flaws, to reach an ideal that never comes, and in that endless effort, we become more rigid, more anxious, further from the peace we seek. The paradox is clear: trying to improve from a place of self-rejection only fuels the conflict.

Acceptance is not resignation; it’s the end of resistance. When we stop forcing ourselves to be someone else, something within us settles. The transformation that never came through effort arrives through acceptance. It’s not about giving up, but about recognizing reality without fighting it. Peace is not found in struggling to attain it, but in letting go of the struggle itself. Accepting who we are is the only real path to change.