MY DECLARATION OF SELF

MY DECLARATION OF SELF-ESTEEM

I AM ME

IN ALL THE WORLD, THERE IS NO ONE ELSE EXACTLY LIKE ME
EVERYTHING THAT COMES OUT OF ME IS AUTHENTICALLY MINE
BECAUSE I ALONE CHOSE IT--I OWN EVERYTHING ABOUT ME
MY BODY, MY FEELINGS, MY MOUTH, MY VOICE, ALL MY ACTIONS,
WHETHER THEY BE TO OTHERS OR TO MYSELF--I OWN MY FANTASIES,
MY DREAMS, MY HOPES, MY FEARS--I OWN ALL MY TRIUMPHS AND
SUCCESSES, ALL MY FAILURES AND MISTAKES. BECAUSE I OWN ALL OF
ME I CAN BECOME INTIMATELY ACQUAINTED WITH ME--BY SO DOING
I CAN LOVE ME AND BE FRIENDLY IN ALL MY PARTS--I KNOW
THERE ARE ASPECTS ABOUT MYSELF THAT PUZZLE ME AND OTHER
ASPECTS THAT I DO NOT		KNOW--BUT AS LONG AS I AM
FRIENDLY AND LOVING TO		MYSELF, I CAN COURAGEOUSLY
AND HOPEFULLY LOOK FOR		SOLUTIONS TO THE PUZZLES
AND FOR WAYS TO FIND OUT		MORE ABOUT ME--HOWEVER I
LOOK AND SOUND, WHATEVER		I SAY AND DO, AND WHATEVER
I THINK AND FEEL AT A GIVEN MOMENT IN TIME IS AUTHENTICALLY
ME--IF LATER SOME PART OF HOW I LOOKED, SOUNDED, THOUGHT
AND FELT TURN OUT TO BE UNFITTING, I CAN DISCARD THAT WHICH IS
UNFITTING, KEEP THE REST, AND INVENT SOMETHING NEW FORT THAT
WHICH I DISCARDED--I CAN SEE, HEAR, FEEL, THINK, SAY AND DO
I HAVE THE TOOLS TO SURVIVE TO BE CLOSE TO OTHERS, TO BE PRO-
DUCTIVE, AND TO MAKE SENSE AND ORDER OUT OF THE WORLD OF
PEOPLE AND THINGS OUTSIDE OF ME--I OWN ME, THEREFORE
I CAN ENGINEER ME--I AM ME AND
I AM OKAY
Virginia Satir

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