Spirituality: A Personal Bill of Rights

Each of us can create our own Bill of Rights. We are to give ourselves total permission for our rights. Here are some you might consider:

a. You have the right to judge your own behavior, thoughts, and emotions and to take responsibility for their initiation and consequences upon yourself.

b. You have the right to offer no reasons or excuses for justifying your behavior.

c. You have the right to judge if you are responsible for judging other peoples' problems.

d. You have the right to change your mind.

e. You have the right to make mistakes and to be responsible for them.

f. You have the right to say, "I don't know."

g. You have the right to be independent of the goodwill of others before coping with them.

h. You have the right to be illogical in making decisions.

i. You have the right to say, "I don't understand."

j. You have the right to say, "I don't care."