Cerberus Starraiser
“Huzzah! I found my pants!”
-
A Bill of Assertive Rights
Posted on September 25th, 2009 No commentsTaken from When I Say No, I Feel Guilty by Manuel J. Smith, Ph.D.
- I have the right to judge my own behavior, thoughts, and emotions, and to take the responsibility for their initiation and consequences upon myself.
- I have the right to offer no reasons or excuses for justifying my behavior.
- I have the right to judge if I am responsible for finding solutions to other people’s problems.
- I have the right to change my mind.
- I have the right to make mistakes—and be responsible for them.
- I have the right to say, “I don’t know.”
- I have the right to be independent of the goodwill of others before coping with them.
- I have the right to be illogical in making decisions.
- I have the right to say, “I don’t understand.”
- I have the right to say, “I don’t care.”
I have the right to say no, without feeling guilty.



Recent Comments