<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Radical self-acceptance does not require shrinking... > Radical self-acceptance does not require shrinking a difficult trait; it can mean expanding the opposite capacity until the whole personality becomes more capable. Strength needs tenderness, softness needs firmness, and intensity needs direction. Integration enlarges the person instead of amputating the trait. **Source:** [[livestreams/Radical Self-Acceptance and Expanding the Opposite - Workbook|Radical Self-Acceptance and Expanding the Opposite]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Radical self-acceptance does not require shrinking a difficult trait; it can mean expanding the opposite capacity until the whole personality becomes more capable. Strength needs tenderness, softness needs firmness, and intensity needs direction. Integration enlarges the person instead of amputating the trait.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-radical-self-acceptance-instead-amputating-trait ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->