I have the courage to be . . .

I have the 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 Superwoman 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 of 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 - Favor 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 - And be proud of myself for doing it "My Way"

- Sue Patton Thoele -
Author of the book "The Courage to be Yourself"
©Copyright 2001

"Life and Inspiration Index"

 

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"My Way"
Performed by Elvis Presley
Words & Music by Anka - Francois - Revaux

And now the end is near
So I face the final curtain
My friend, I’ll say it clear
I’ll state my case of which I’m certain

I’ve lived a life that’s full
I’ve traveled each and every highway
And more, much more than this
I did it my way

Regrets, I’ve had a few
But then again, too few to mention
I did what I had to do
And saw it through without exception

I planned each charted course
Each careful step along the byway
Oh, and more, much more than this
I did it my way

Yes, there were times, I’m sure you know
When I bit off more than I could chew
But through it all when there was doubt
I ate it up and spit it out
I faced it all and I stood tall
And did it my way

I’ve loved, I’ve laughed and cried
I’ve had my fails, my share of losing
And now as tears subside
I find it all so amusing
To think I did all that
And may I say, not in a shy way
Oh, no, no not me
I did it my way

For what is a man, what has he got
If not himself, then he has not
To say the words he truly feels
And not the words he would reveal
The record shows I took the blows
And did it my way
The record shows I took the blows
And did it my way

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March 1999