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What Imperfections have you learn to accept

I have an auto-immune disorder and for years Ive used bronzer/foundation to cover the rash on my face. A few years ago I decided to stop wearing makeup and let my skin breathe. After embracing the 'wabi-sabi' principle I now see it as a sign of my body healing herself.

Wabi-sabi is the view or thought of finding beauty in every aspect of imperfection in nature. It is about the aesthetic of things in existence, that are “imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete”. Wabi-sabi is also deeply influenced by the teaching of the Buddha and its school of thought can be interlinked with Buddhist thinking.

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L33TH4X0R · 41-45, M Best Comment

I've a medical disorder which prevents me from gaining weight. I've accepted that. I also suffer from acute mental illness which I've also accepted.

None of us are perfect but I feel it's up to us to live with our imperfections as they make us part of who we are without actually defining us as individuals.

If we cannot accept our own imperfections; how can we expect others to?