Declaration Of Self Esteem

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Hi Everyone - this is something that was handed out at IOP last night. Some may have seen this in the past. If not, hope you enjoy it. Jim


Declaration of Self Esteem

I am me.

In all the world, there is no one else exactly like me. There are persons who have some parts like me, but no one adds up exactly like me. Therefore, everything that comes out of me is authentically mine, because I alone choose it.

I own everything about me my body, including everything it does; my mind, including all its thoughts and ideas; my eyes, including the images of all they behold; my feelings, whatever they may be anger, frustration, joy, love, disappointment, excitement; my mouth, and all the words that come out of it, polite, sweet or rough, correct or incorrect; my voice, loud or soft; and all my actions, whether they be to others or to myself.

I own my fantasies, my dreams, my hopes, my fears.

I own all my triumphs and successes, all my failures and mistakes.

Because I own all of me, I can become intimately acquainted with me. By so doing I can love me and be friendly with me in all my parts. I can then make it possible for all of me to work in my best interests.

I know there are aspects about myself that puzzle me and other aspects that I do not know. But as long as I am friendly and loving to myself, I can courageously and hopefully look for the solutions to the puzzles and for ways to find out more about me.

However I look and sound, whatever I say and do, and whatever I think and feel at a given moment in time is me. This is authentic and represents where I am at that moment in time.

When I review later how I looked and sounded, what I said and did, and how I thought and felt, some parts may turn out to be unfitting. I can discard that which is unfitting, and keep that which proved fitting, and invent something new for that which I discarded.

I can see, hear, feel, think, say and do. I have the tools to survive, to be close to others, to be productive, and to make sense and order out of the world of people and things outside of me.

I own me, and therefore I can engineer me.

I am me, and I am okay.
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Such true words Thank you for posting it....mj
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JR thanks for the post, I had just gotten home and asked my wife how her alanon meeting had went . She told me the topic was somthing to the effect of what we like about ourselves, she tightened up at the first thought of what she would say. The person whos turn it was would say something about what they liked about the person to their right and then about themselves. The person said of my wife that she had courage. when my wifes turn came up she said that also she would have to say courage and then broke down in tears. I remember when i had went to a rehab when I was about 20 yrs old the first couple weeks were called breakthrough, at one point they asked me to stand in front of a mirror and tell myself what I liked about myself and I couldnt even look at the mirror and finally started weeping . I had been beaten down verbally so much by my dad that I couldnt think of anything that was good about me. This was my breakthrough. Time has gone by 20 more years now and to some degree this feeling is still there, even tho almost everything that has happened in this time is totally contrary to my own belief patterns. Ive helped thousands of haddicapped people , started my own practice and my patients really know that I truly care for there well being. Ive never turned anyone away because they couldnt afford to pay for a artificial limb or body brace, even tho I have had to come out of my pocket with several thousands of dollars in parts and donated my time. Its still amazing tho how we hold on to these old thought patterns that arent really in a sence even ours. There were from my parents. I truly believe that all addicted personality types suffer from this same problem of negative self image and self talk and its essencial to first to be aware that they are there and to try to change them. I have tried to change them by external methods such as drugs which only exacerbate the problem, and over the last several years have been more kind to my self than ever. Now especially since I will be a father in 7 months have been working on replacing the old tapes with new genuine ones. Thanks for the post Best Ramon
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jr,

that was so meaningful to me, it truly fed my mind/spirit and soul. thank you so much for taking the time to share that today. i really needed to read that : ) definately good stuff. you sound so happy with your program and you seem to be taking it very seriously. i am impressed with your progress as well. we have alot of success's in the making here i sense it : )

terrianne
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Thanks JR...I hope you are feeling a little more hopeful, buddy....
Ramon, your post sounded like a mirror image. Boy, can I relate to everything you said...
Kerry