Personal Bill of Rights

1. I have numerous choices in my life beyond mere survival.
2. I have a right to discover and know my child within.
3. I have a right to grieve over what I didn’t get that I needed or what I got I didn’t need or want.
4. I have a right to follow my own values and standards.
5. I have a right to recognise and accept my own value system as appropriate.
6. I have a right to say no to anything when I feel I am not ready, it is unsafe or violates my values.
7. I have a right to dignity and respect.
8. I have a right to make decisions.
9. I have a right to determine and honour my own priorities.
10. I have a right to have my needs and wants respected by others.
11. I have the right to terminate conversations with people who make me feel put down and humiliated.
12. I have the right not to be responsible for others behaviour, actions, feelings or problems.
13. I have the right to make mistakes and not have to be perfect.
14. I have a right to expect honesty from others.
15. I have a right to all my feelings.
16. I have a right to be angry at someone I love.
17. I have a right to be uniquely me, without feeling I am not good enough.
18. I have a right to feel scared and say, “I’m afraid.”
19. I have the right to experience and then let go of fear, guilt and shame.
20. I have a right to make decisions based on my feelings, my judgment or any reason that I chose.
21. I have a right to change my mind at any time.
22. I have a right to be happy.
23. I have a right to stability- i.e. “roots” and stable healthy relationship of my choice.
24. I have a right to my own personal space and time needs.
25. There is no need to smile when I cry.
26. It is OK to be playful and frivolous.
27. I have the right to be flexible and be comfortable with doing so.
28. I have the right to change and grow.
29. I have the right to be open to improve communication skills so that I may be understood.
30. I have a right to make friends and be comfortable around people.
31. I have a right to be in a non-abusive environment.
32. I can be healthier than those around me.
33. I can take care of myself, no matter what.
34. I have the right to grieve over actual or threatened losses.
35. I have the right to trust others who earn my trust.
36. I have the right to forgive other and to forgive myself.
37. I have the right to give and receive unconditional love.

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