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I
Am Responsible For Myself
I am responsible
for living my own life.
I am responsible
for tending to my own
spiritual, emotional, physical,
and financial well-being.
I am responsible
for identifying and fulfilling
my own needs, wants and desires.
I am responsible for
living according to
my own values and standards.
I am responsible for
knowing and defending
my own boundaries.
I am responsible for
solving my own problems
and for living with those
I cannot solve.
I am responsible for
making up my own mind,
even when this means
disagreeing with others.
I am responsible for
reevaluating a situation
and changing my mind
when appropriate.
I am responsible for
setting my own priorities
and for achieving my own goals.
I am responsible for
my own decisions,
and their outcomes.
I am responsible for
whom I love
and for how I choose
to express that love.
I am responsible for
what I do to others
and for what I allow others
to do to me.
I am not expected to be perfect.
I am not expected to foresee
every consequence
of every action.
I am not expected to be
responsible for random events.
I am not expected to do
more than my fair share.
I am not expected to be
responsible for other people's
actions, feelings, needs,
or problems
except when I so choose.
All of me,
every aspect of my being,
is important.
I count for something.
I matter.
My feelings are valid.
My thoughts are appropriate.
I trust and believe in myself.
I value my wants and needs.
I have rights
and I am expected to
stand up for those rights.
I do not deserve,
and will not tolerate,
abuse or constant mistreatment.
The decisions I make
and the way I conduct myself
will reflect my high
self-esteem.
I am unique and special.
Within me is infinite value.
I am me.
©1993
Angela Dawn Christie
Copyright
All
Rights Reserved
I
Wrote This Poem When I
Began
My
Recovery In Life.
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