Wow... there is so much I could say about this. Thank you so much for opening this door. I agree completely that the first step is to accept yourself, but after that, you can change if you want to. I mean, just because we are born a certain way does not mean we have to stay that way. I often ask myself "who I want to be", then look for tools to transform the parts of myself that are blocking the path. Over the years, I have used many, many tools, and the truth is, I am more ME now than I have ever been. Thanks to those tools, I have created a growth path that had to pass through acceptance in order to reach a new level. Not sure if that makes any sense. :)