While weeding through old files in my office today, i came across a list of 'rights' that i had not read in 20 years or so. I do not know who wrote this but i am glad to find it today. So, I now, once again, embrace these :
Assertive Bill of Rights
I have the right…..• To be responsible for my own life.
• To accept and respect myself and others.
• To feel happy, satisfied, and to allow inner peace.
• To take good care of my whole being : my body, my mind, and my spirit.
• To be imperfect.
• To be aware of and fulfill my own needs.
• To have dreams, goals and ideals, and to make them happen.
• To have and express all my emotions.
• To tell others how I want to be treated.
• To allow people to help me without feeling guilty, unworthy, or dependent.
• To set my own priorities about my use of time, money, space, and energy.
• To get what I pay for.
• To have healthy, life-enhancing relationships, where clear communication is valued, and to make conscious decisions to change relationships.
• To change, emerge, and expand in new directions.
• To have my own beliefs, ideas, and values without apology.
• To live in the present moment, free of guilt in the past and worry for the future.
• To relax, to let go, and to ‘do’ nothing!
