WELCOME TO BIG SELF

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• I can only control myself.

• Life is full of pain. Dealing with it helps me mature.

• I respect others.

• I try new things, but sometimes they don't work out the way I expected or wanted.

• Life is full of good and bad; so are people.

• I respect others’ boundaries.

• I love consistency.

• I plan for the future and set goals to achieve.

• I am in control of myself.

• I don’t waste time on negative or harmful things.

• I am a giving, supporting, and encouraging friend to many.

• I am a team player. I support and encourage others.

• I am forgiving. We are all imperfect beings.

• I am grateful. I find the good in everything.

• I am loving, even to the unlovable.

• To be dedicated to your own growth.

• To be honest with yourself.

• To embrace change.

• To be uncomfortable and try new things.

• To be responsible for your own thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.

• To be open to new ideas and insights about yourself and the people around you.

• To be patient and humble; change takes time and is hard work.

• To admit your faults and accept your strengths.

• To be kind and loving to yourself.

• To accept the past.

• To obtain a new perspective of the past.

• To stop wasting your life on having life experiences you don’t want.

• To be willing to try, to make mistakes, to learn, and to be happy with yourself.

• To build others up and support them.

Big Self cares for myself.

Big Self can meet my needs.

Big Self is a capable person.

Big Self moves forward.

You are as Big Self as you choose to be.

Big Self does not let the past define me.

Big Self is a lovable person.

Big Self means moving away from childish thinking.

Gives advice/help when asked/appropriate

Does not take responsibility from others

Encourages and shows compassion

Allows others to experience consequences

of their own actions

Expects others to be responsible for themselves

Is concerned with the other person and their growth

Is all about giving others

growth and maturity

Is trustworthy