*The Courage To Be Myself*

I have the courage to:

*Embrace my strengths
*Get excited about life
*Enjoy giving and receiving love
*Face and transform my fears
*Ask for help and support when I need it
*Spring free of the superwoman trap
*Trust myself
*Make my own decisions and choices
*Befriend myself
*Complete unfinished business
*Realize that I have emotional and practical rights
*Talk as nicely to myself as I do to my cats
*Communicate lovingly with understanding as my goal
*Honor and respect my own needs
*Give myself credit for my accomplishments
*Still love the little girl within me
*Overcome my lifelong addiction to approval
*Grant myself permission to relax and to play
*Quit being the all-time responsibility sponge
*Feel all of my feelings and act on them appropriately
*Nurture and care for others because I want to, not because I have to
*Insist on being paid fairly for what I do
*Set limits and boundaries and stick by them
*Say "yes" only when I really mean it
*Have realistic expectations of myself and others
*Take risks and accept change
*Be totally honest with myself
*Correct erroneous beliefs and assumptions
*Respect my vulnerabilities and accept them
*Heal old and current wounds
*Wave goodbye to guilt
*Plant 'flower' not 'weed' thoughts in my mind
*Treat myself with total respect and teach others to do the same
*Fill my own cup first, then nourish others from the overflow
*Own my own excellence
*Plan for the future, but live in the present
*Value my intuition and my wisdom
*Know that I am lovable
*Celebrate the differences between men and women
*Develop healthy, supportive relationships finally
*Make forgiveness a priority
*Accept myself just as I am now