AnvilheadII

Personal Bill of Rights


Every man, woman, and child has the following rights by virtue of the fact that they exist.
These are reasonable and ordinary expectations, which create appropriate boundaries.




I have the right to make my own choices.

I have the right to follow my own values and standards,
as long as I am not abusive towards others.

I have a right to dignity and respect.

I have a right to all of my feelings.

I have a right to express myself as long as
I am not abusive toward others.

I have a right to determine and honor my own priorities.

I have a right to recognize and accept my own value system as appropriate.

I have a right to have my needs and wants respected by others.

I have the right to say no when I feel I am not ready, unsafe,
or that it violates my values (this goes for kids too...they have
the right to say "no" to their parents)

I have the right to make mistakes and not have to be perfect.

I have the right not to be responsible for others behavior,
actions, feelings or problems.

I have a right to be uniquely me, without feeling I'm not good enough.

I have the right to make decisions based on my
feelings and judgment for any reason.

I have the right to change my mind at any time.

I have the right to my personal space and time needs.

I have the right to be flexible and be comfortable with doing so.

I have the right to be in a safe, non-abusive environment.

I have the right to forgive others and forgive myself.

I have the right to give and receive unconditional love.

I have the right to enjoy being sexual and celebrate my sexuality.

I have the right to my own spiritual beliefs and to celebrate them.

I have the right to grieve when I don't get what I need.

I have the right to grieve when I get something I didn't need or want.

I have the right to joyfully receive without feeling guilty.

I have a right to healthy relationships of my choice.

I have the right to be angry with someone I love.

I can take care of myself, no matter what.

I have the right to be, and can be, healthier than those around me.

I have the right to trust others who earn my trust.

I have the right to terminate conversations for any reason.

It is OK to be relaxed, playful and frivolous.

I have a right to expect honesty from others.

I have the right to change and grow.

I have the right to follow my own path.

I have the right to be happy.

Ann

Oh this is a keeper, Anvil, I'll be adding it to my recovery treasures.

It took me 50 years and a lot of recovery before I felt it was not only okay to be me, but to honour myself and the person I had become. I always thought I had to be like other people and I never was. Who knew it was okay to be me, the best "me" I knew how to be was good enough, even spectacular (said humbly with gratitude).

And once this has run a while here, it shall be a sticky if that's okay with you.

Hugs

laurie6781

Thank you so much Anvil!!!!!!

This is definitely a keeper. I just copy and pasted to save it and I have already printed it out and put it in my Fridge.

Ann, I think this should be a 'sticky.'

Love and hg\ugs,

Lily1918

I second the sticky!

Ann

Sticky it is! Thanks Anvil!!!