*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 plants
*Communicate lovingly with understanding as my goal
*Honor my own needs
*Give myself credit for my accomplishments.
*Love the little girl within me
*Overcome my addiction to approval
*Grant myself permission to play
*Quit being a responsibility sponge
*Feel all of my feelings and act on them appropriately
*Nurture others because I want to, not because I have to
*Choose what is right for me
*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
*Take risks and accept change
*Grow through challenges
*Be totally honest with myself
*Correct erroneous beliefs and assumptions
*Respect my vulnerabilities
*Heal old and current wounds
*Wave good-bye to guilt
*Plant "flower" not "weed" thoughts in my mind
*Treat myself with 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 wisdom
*Know I am lovable
*Celebrate the differences between men and women
*Develop healthy, supportive relationships
*Make myself a priority
*Accept myself just as I am now