We Have As Much Time

Today I Will Let Go Of My Need For Approval And My Need To Be Liked. Instead, I Will Choose To Like And Approve Of Myself. The People Who Count (including Me) Will Respect Me When I'm True To Who I Really Am.

Sometimes Compromise Is Important. Sometimes It's Better To Give In To Someone Else's Wishes In Order To Have Fun As A Group Or As A Couple, Or For The Benefit Of The Team. Sometimes Compromise Is Dangerous. We Need To Guard Against Compromising Our Standards To Gain The Approval Or Love Of Someone Else. Decide When You Can, And When You Cannot, Compromise. If It's Not Harmful And You Are Ambivalent About A Decision, Then Compromise. If It Could Lead To Breaking Your Values, Compromise Isn't A Good Idea.

If Somebody Rejects You Or Your Choices, You Are Still Real, And You Are Still Worth Every Bit As Much As You Would Be If You Had Not Been Rejected.

We Can Say What We Need To Say. We Can Gently, But Assertively, Speak Our Mind. We Do Not Need To Be Judgmental, Tactless, Blaming Or Cruel When We Speak Our Truths.

Today I Will Refuse To Jump Into The Middle Of Others' Affairs, Issues, And Relationships. I Will Trust Others To Work Out Their Own Problems, Including The Ideas And Feelings They Want To Communicate To Each Other.