Not
everybody has to love me or even like me. I don't
necessarily like everybody I know, so why should
everybody else like me? I enjoy being liked and
being loved, but if somebody doesn't like me, I
will still be okay and still feel like I am an
okay person. I cannot make somebody like me, any
more than someone can get me to like them. I don't
need approval all the time. If someone does not
approve of me, I will still be okay. |
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2.
It is Okay To Make Mistakes |
Making
mistakes is something we all do, and I am still a fine and worthwhile
person when I make them. There is no reason for me to get upset when I
make a mistake. I am trying, and if I make a mistake, I am going to
continue trying. I can handle making a mistake. It is okay for others to
make mistakes, too. I will accept mistakes in myself and also mistakes
that others make. |
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3.
Other People Are Okay and I Am Okay |
People who do
things I don't like are not necessarily bad people. They should not
necessarily be punished just because I don't like what they do or did.
There is no reason why other people should be the way I want them to be,
and there is no reason why I should be the way somebody else wants me to
be. People will be whatever they want them to be, and I will be whatever I
want to be. I cannot control other people or change them. They are who
they are; we all deserve basic respect. |
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4. I Don't Have
To Control Things |
I will survive if
things are different than what I want them to be. I can accept things the
way they are, accept people the way they are, and accept myself the way I
am. There is no reason to get upset if I can't change things to fit my
idea on how they ought to be. There is no reason why I should have to like
everything. Even if I don't like it, I can live with it. |
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5. I
Am Responsible For My Day |
I am
responsible for how I feel and what I do. Nobody can make me feel
anything. If I have a rotten day, I am the one who allowed it to be that
way. If I have a great day, I am the one who deserves credit for being
positive. It is not the responsibility of other people to change so that I
can feel better. I am the one who is in charge of my life. |
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6. I
Can Handle It When Things Go Wrong |
I don't need to
watch out for things to go wrong. Things usually go just fine, and when
they don't, I can handle it. I don't have to waste my energy worrying. The
sky won't fall in; things will be okay. |
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7.
It Is Important To Try |
I can. Even though
I may be faced with difficult tasks, it is better to try than avoid them.
Avoiding a task does not give me any opportunities for success or joy, but
trying does. Things worth having are worth the effort. I might not be able
to do everything, but I can do something. |
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8. I
Am Capable |
I don't need
someone else to take care of my problems. I am capable. I can take care of
myself. I can make decisions for myself. I can think for myself. I don't
have to depend on somebody else to take care of me. |
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9. I
Can Change |
I don't
have to be a certain way because of what has happened in the past. Every
day is a new day. It's silly to think I can't help being the way I am. Of
course I can. I can change. |
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10.
Other People Are Capable |
I can't solve other
people's problems for them. I don't have to take on other people's
problems as if they were my own. I don't need to change other people or
fix up their lives. They are capable and can take care of themselves, and
can solve their own problems. I can care and be of some help, but I can't
do everything for them. |
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11.
I Can Be Flexible |
There is more than
one way to do something. More than one person has had good ideas that will
work. There is no one and only "best" way. Everybody has ideas
that are worthwhile. Some may make more sense to me than others, but
everyone's ideas are worthwhile, and everyone has something worthwhile to
contribute. |