Bill of Rights

ACAD Bill of Rights

1. I have the right to say no.
2. I have the right to say, “I don’t know.”
3. I have the right to detach from anyone in whose company I feel humiliated or manipulated.
4. I have the right to be treated with dignity and respect.
5. I have the right to make mistakes and learn from them.
6. I have the right to be wrong.
7. I have the right to make my own choices and decisions in my life; I do not have to feel guilty because someone does not like what I do, say, think, or feel.
8. I have the right to grieve any actual or perceived losses.
9. I have the right to all of my feelings.
10. I have the right to feel angry, including towards someone I love.
11. I have the right to change my mind at any time.
12. I have the right to a spiritually, physically, and emotionally healthier existence, though it may deviate entirely or in part from my parents’ way of life.
13. I have the right to forgive myself and to choose how and when I forgive others.
14. I have the right to take healthy risks and to experiment with new possibilities.
15. I have the right to be honest in my relationships and to seek the same from others.
16. I have the right to ask for what I want.
17. I have the right to determine and honor my own priorities and goals, and to leave others to their Higher Powers.
18. I have the right to dream and to have hope.
19. I have the right to be my True Self.
20. I have the right to know and nurture my Inner Child.
21. I have the right to laugh, to play, to have fun, and the freedom to celebrate this life, right here, right now.
22. I have the right to live life happy, joyous, and free.