1. Everybody doesn’t have to love me
Not everybody has to love me Or even like me. I don’t necessarily like everybody I know, so why should everybody else like me? I enjoy being liked And being loved, but if somebody doesn’t like me, I will still be okay And still feel like I am an okay person. I cannot make somebody like me, any more than someone can get me to like them. I don’t need approval all the time. If someone does not approve of me, I will still be okay.
2. It is okay to make mistakes
Making mistakes is something we all do, And I am still a fine And worthwhile person when I make them. There is no reason for me to get upset when I make a mistake. I am trying, And if I make a mistake, I am going to continue trying. It is okay for others to make mistakes, too. I will accept mistakes in myself And also mistakes that others make.
3. Other people are okay And I am okay
People who do things I don’t like are not necessarily bad people. They should not necessarily be punished just because I don’t like what they do Or did. There is no reason why other people should be the way I want them to be, And there is no reason why I should be the way somebody else wants me to be. People will be whatever they want to be, And I will be whatever I want to be. I cannot control other people Or change them. They are who they are; we all deserve basic respect.
4. I don’t have to control things
I will survive if things are different from what I want them to be. I can accept things the way they are, accept people the way they are, And accept myself the way I am. There is no reason to get upset if I can’t change things to fit my idea of how they ought to be. There is no reason why I should have to like everything. Even if I don’t like it, I can live with it.