We all want to do better, be better and feel better. But, according to wellness activist¹ and self-described "cancer thriver" Kris Carr, that can only happen if you’ve first done one important thing: accept yourself.

我们都希望自己可以做得更好、变得更好、感觉更好。但是，这位健康先锋，自称“癌症斗士”的克丽丝·卡尔认为，这些的前提首先要做到很重要的一点：接受自己。

Self-acceptance is the foundation for living a better life, Carr says. Seeking that better life is something everyone does. How you seek it, though, is crucial in determining whether or not you’ll find it.

卡尔表示，自我认同是活得更好的基础。每个人都在寻求更好的生活，而如何寻求，则是你是否成功的关键所在。

So, Carr continues, you must be very clear on what acceptance is — and what it isn't. With three powerful quotes, she sums it up.

接着她又说，你必须清楚地明白什么是接受、什么不是。此中精髓都藏在她总结的这三句话中。

Accepting yourself isn’t about giving up or settling, throwing in the towel. No. Accepting yourself is about having your own back and never abandoning yourself. --Kris Carr

接受自己并非指放弃、妥协、认输。不！接受自己在于做自己的后盾，永不言弃。——克丽丝·卡尔

Accepting yourself is about respecting yourself. It’s about honoring yourself right now, here today, in this moment. Not just who you could become somewhere down the line. --Kris Carr

接受自己在于尊重自己，在于为自己喝彩，立刻、就今天、现在！而不是为将来某一天你也许会成为的样子。——克丽丝·卡尔

Accepting yourself isn’t about amputating your ambition. It’s about owning your self-worth. --Kris Carr

接受自己不在于放弃自己的野心，而在于把握你的自我价值。——克丽丝·卡尔