The courage to be myself!

I have 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 super women 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 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 ~
Savor the mystery of Spirit ~ 

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 that I am lovable ~
Celebrate the differences between men and women ~
Develop healthy, supportive relationships ~ 

Make forgiveness a priority ~
Accept myself just as I am now ~

Sue Patton Thoele
Thanks for submitting LJ