YOUR BILLS OF RIGHT Part 1: Your Bill of Rights by Charles Whitfield 1. I have numerous choices in my life beyond mere survival. 2. I have the right to discover and know my Child Within. 3. I have the right to grieve over what I didn't get that I needed or what I got that I didn't need or want. 4. I have the right to follow my own values and standards. 5. I have the right to recognize and accept my own value system as appropriate. 6. I have the right to say no to anything when I feel I am not ready, it is unsafe or it violates my values. 7. I have the right to dignity and respect. 8. I have the right to make decisions. 9. I have the right to determine and honor my own priorities. 10. I have the 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 behavior, actions, feelings or problems. 13. I have the right to make mistakes and not have to be perfect. 14. I have the right to expect honesty from others. 15. I have the right to all of my feelings. 16. I have the right to be angry at someone I love. 17. I have the right to be uniquely me, without feeling that I'm not good enough. 18. I have the right to feel scared and to say, "I'm afraid." 19. I have the right to experience and then let go of fear, guilt and shame. 20. I have the right to make decisions based on my feelings, my judgement or any reason that I choose. 21. I have the right to change my mind at any time. 22. I have the right to be happy. 23. I have the right to stability, i.e., "roots" and stable healthy relationships of my choice. 24. I have the right to my own personal space and time needs. 25. I have the right to be relaxed, playful and frivolous. 26. I have the right to be flexible and be comfortable with doing so. 27. I have the right to change and grow. 28. I have the right to be open to improve my communication skills so that I may be understood. 29. I have the right to make friends and be comfortable around people. 30. I have the right to be in a nonabusive environment. 31. I have the right to be healthier than those around me. 32. I have the right to take care of myself, no matter what. 33. I have the right to grieve over actual or threatened losses. 34. I have the right to trust others who earn my trust. 35. I have the right to forgive others and to forgive myself. 36. I have the right to give and to receive unconditional love. Part 2: Your Bill of Rights You have the right to be you. You have the right to put yourself first. You have the right to be safe. You have the right to love and be loved. You have the right to be treated with respect. You have the right to be human - NOT PERFECT. You have the right to be angry and protest if you are treated unfairly or abusively by anyone. You have the right to your privacy. You have the right to have your own opinions, to express them, and to be taken seriously. You have the right to earn and control your own money. You have the right to ask questions about anything that affects your life. You have the right to make decisions that affect you. You have the right to grow and change (and that includes changing your mind). You have the right to say NO. You have the right to make mistakes. You have the right NOT to be responsible for other adults' problems. You have the right not to be liked by everyone. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO CONTROL YOUR OWN LIFE AND TO CHANGE IT IF YOU ARE NOT HAPPY WITH IT AS IT IS. Author Unknown