NO BLAME
We take responsibility for our lives despite past neglect or trauma we may have endured. We do what we can to live and love without blame.
HEALTHY BOUNDARIES
We are aware of growing in the understanding of where we begin and end. This is the art of knowing the span and the limits of our responsibilities to ourselves, our families, and our communities.
ACKNOWLEDGE OTHERS
We try to see people, acknowledge others, recognize we did not get to where we are – wherever that may be – on our own and neither did anyone else. We know there are no “self-made” individuals no matter the extent they may make the claim.
INTER-DEPENDANT
We know we need people and that we in turn are needed. We know the difference between being with others and “feeding off” others and are careful to avoid using or feeding off others. We know how to play our part in a community without taking advantage of anyone within the community.
SELF-AWARE
We know and are getting to know our quirks, oddities, difficulties, and are aware of not visiting them on others, especially in ways that make life more difficult for those our lives most closely impact.
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