Assertive Bill of Rights
Monday, November 9, 2015
I have the right to say no without feeling guilty. I have the right to be treated with respect. In the Assertive Bill of Rights, understand that you have the right to cope with your loss and your grief without having to fulfill the expectations of others.
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- I have the right to say no without feeling guilty.
- I have the right to be treated with respect.
- I have the right to have and express my feelings and opinions.
- I have the right to be listened to and taken seriously.
- I have the right to set my own priorities.
- I have the right to ask for what I want.
- I have the right to make mistakes.
- I have the right to be aware of and fulfill my own needs.
- I have the right to change and expand in new directions.
- I have the right to have my own beliefs, ideas and values.
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