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I have the right to be treated with respect and dignity.
I have the right to say "NO" and not feel guilty.
I have the right to experience and
express my feelings.
I have the right to take time for myself.
I have the right to change my mind. I have the right to ask for what I want.
I have the right to ask for information. I have the right to do less then I am humanly capeable of.
I have the right to act only in ways that promote my dignity and self-respect as long as others are not
violated in the process.
(Passage from the book entitled The 12 Steps Of Phobics Annonymous.)
Sitting in a sacred place means you must sit alone.
There are times when we each have sacred blessings to learn.
These are the lessons that will push us to the limit
of our greatness.
At these times, it may seem that others are abandoning,
rejecting or criticizing us without just cause.
They are not.
No matter how hard we try, we can't seem to do, say or
be what others expect of us.
We can't.
The harder we try to pull others to us, the farther they move away.
The more we try to fix things, the worst they seem to get.
What we must do at these very sacred times is pull
back, withdraw and prepare to grow.
Our lessons are very sacred.
They are the basic ingredient of our greatness. To accept them
we must be open. To receive them we must be willing.
To understand them we must be alone.
I Am sitting in a sacred place.
If you are being abused contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 The toll-free number for the hearing-impaired is 1-800-787-3224
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