You have the right to be you.
You have the right to put yourself first.
You have the right to be safe.
You have the right to love and be loved.
You have the right to be treated with respect.
You have the right to be human – NOT PERFECT.
You have the right to be angry and protest if you are treated unfairly or abusively by anyone.
You have the right to your own privacy.
You have the right to your own opinions, to express them, and to be taken seriously.
You have the right to earn and control your own money.
You have the right to ask questions about anything that affects you.
You have the right to make decisions that affect you.
You have the right to grow and change (and that includes changing your mind).
You have the right to say NO. You have the right to make mistakes.
You have the right to NOT be responsible for other adults’ problems.
You have the right to not be liked by everyone.
YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO CONTROL YOUR OWN LIFE AND TO CHANGE IT IF YOU ARE NOT HAPPY WITH IT.
I was 18 years old when I first read a list of rights like this one when my mom shared the handout she got from her counselor. I was actually surprised to learn that I had these rights. I had to read it daily for a while to kick-start my healing. It takes an average 21 times to practice a new skill and experience a situation the way you WANT to experience it before our brains can make a secure connection, to FEEL the benefits , and to BELIEVE it is real. I used to have to read at frequent intervals when fears and insecurities would try to sabotage what my heart knew and felt. Fortunately, my healing grew exponentially as I accepted and asserted them. Growth and progress are not linear. I have had to reread this list at vulnerable and overwhelming times throughout my life including now.
Here’s a video on the history of Human Rights. I guess I was not alone in not knowing them. Please share them with love and compassion and put these rights to action.
https://www.un.org/en/universal-declaration-human-rights
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