1. Being AUTHENTIC in one's self
   (I know who I am, what I want and don't act as I am not. Everything I do represents who I am NOW. I don't feel any discomfort between my actions and how I actually feel.)
Yes, all the time.
As much as possible.
Sometimes
Not enough
Hardly


2. SELF-ACCEPTANCE
   (I love me and almost everything about me. I don't seek to change anything about me, neither do I wish to be anyone else or to seek their approval to be who I am.)
Yes, all the time.
As much as possible.
Sometimes
Not enough
Hardly


3. LISTENING to myself
   (I do pay attention to my personal needs. I do not ignore them because of guilt, regret, the need to impress others, or anything else. I come first in consideration.)
Yes, all the time.
As much as possible.
Sometimes
Not enough
Hardly


4. UNDERSTANDING another
   (I am able to enter completely into another's frame of reference by putting myself in their shoes, not being too quick to judge them, or expect them to be like me.)
Yes, all the time.
As much as possible.
Sometimes
Not enough
Hardly


5. ACCEPTING other person
   (I can accept both compliments, and criticisms, from others. I can also accept their feelings, thoughts and beliefs, which validate and affirm who they are, without expecting them to act like me. I am sensitive to another person's perceptions and do not envy another's good fortune in life.)
Yes, all the time.
As much as possible.
Sometimes
Not enough
Hardly


6. Opening channels of COMMUNICATION
   (I like to reduce artificial barriers - cultural, moral, judgemental - between myself and others in order to encourage communication, to speak to them in their terms, not mine; to make them feel comfortable interacting with me.)
Yes, all the time.
As much as possible..
Sometimes
Not enough
Hardly





7. Being OPEN-MINDED
   (I try to be open to the realities of another person, not just my own; to accept that there is diversity in life and not try to 'fix' the other person to my expectations and beliefs. I allow for new experiences.)
Yes, all the time.
As much as possible.
Sometimes
Not enough
Hardly


8. Accepting one's INSTINCTS in actions
   (I TRUST my instincts implicitly. When I am doing something which FEELS right, feels valuable and worth doing, then I KNOW it is right. I do not need any further confirmation.)
Yes, all the time.
As much as possible.
Sometimes
Not enough
Hardly


9. Self EVALUATION and MEASUREMENT
   (The only yardstick I use to measure and evaluate myself is my own. I am the best source of my worth. I can appreciate the input of others, but I do not compare myself to anyone else as I am unique.)
Yes, all the time.
As much as possible.
Sometimes
Not enough
Hardly


10. Trusting personal EXPERIENCE
    (My experience is the highest authority for me as I can never experience something in another person's way. I can only go by MY personal experience, not others. External experience represents an option, but mine is essential in interacting with others.)
Yes, all the time.
As much as possible.
Sometimes
Not enough
Hardly


11. Acknowledging the basic POSITIVITY in others
    (I tend to look for the good in others first, until shown otherwise. I believe we are all basically good people until we are hurt or circumstances change us. I don't believe that anyone is naturally evil.)
Yes, all the time.
As much as possible.
Sometimes
Not enough
Hardly


12. Living Life as a FLOW in process
    (I believe life is an ever changing process, a journey until death, in which nothing is predictable or fixed. I do not try to control my life routinely. I expect many surprises in my lifetime and find it exciting to follow the flow of experience to unknown destinations.)
Yes, all the time.
As much as possible..
Sometimes
Not enough
Hardly

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