"i am me. in all the world, there is no one else exactly like me. everything that comes out of 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 with all 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 can courageously and hopefully look f