“ I am Me. In all the world, there is no one else exactlylike me. Everything that comes outof me is authentically mine, because I alone chose it -- I own everything about me : my body, my feelings, my mouth, my voice, all my actions, whether they be to others or myself. I own my fantasies, my dreams, my hopes, my fears. I own my triumphs and successes, all my failures and mistakes. Because I own all of me,I can become intimately acquainted with me. By so doing, I can love me and be friendly withall my parts. I know there are aspects about myself that puzzle me, and other aspects that I do not know -- but as long as I am friendly and loving to myself, I cancourageously and hopefully look fo