Closing Thoughts...

It's been a long time... Hundreds of posts, countless thousands of visitors and who knows how many hours spent.

For a number of years now, blogs have been a means by which the common person could publish their thoughts for all the world to find and read. The Internet has been commercialized and it is impossible for individuals doing this for their own reasons to compete against those writers who have banded together. Whether it's tied to a major news source (CNN, Fox, New York Times, etc.) or a new Internet-based source (TMZ, Perez Hilton, etc.) - I currently cannot compete against them nor do I want to; at least, not at this point in time.

Perhaps in the future I will release an updated website with new episodic updates but until then, I would like to leave you with the following personal affirmation of your basic and inalienable rights to live your life to the fullest extent possible.

So long and thanks for the ride!

Jerry L. McKinley

The Personal Bill of Rights

by

Jef Gazley, MS

(www.AskTheInternetTherapist.com)

1. I have numerous choices in my life beyond mere survival.
2. I have a right to discover and know my Child Within.
3. I have a right to grieve over what I didn't get that I needed, or what I got that I didn't need or want.
4. I have the right to follow my own values and standards.
5. I have a right to recognize and accept my own value system as appropriate.
6. I have a right to say no to anything when I feel I am not ready, if it is unsafe, or violates my values.
7. I have a right to dignity and respect.
8. I have a reight to make decisions.
9. I have a right to determine and honor my own priorities.
10. I have a right to have my needs and wants respected by others.
11. I have a right to terminate conversations with people who make me feel put down and humiliated.
12. I have a right not to be responsible for others' behavior, actions, feelings or problems.
13. I have a right to make mistakes and not have to be perfect.
14. I have a right to expect honesty from others.
15. I have a right to all of my feelings.
16. I have a right to be angry at someone I love.
17. I have a right to be uniquely me, without feeling I'm not good enough.
18. I have a right to feel scared and to say, "I'm afraid."
19. I have a right to experience and then let go of fear, guilt and shame.
20. I have a right to make decisions based on my feelings, my judgment or any reason that I choose.
21. I have a right to change my mind at any time.
22. I have a right to be happy.
23. I have a right to stability -- i.e., "roots" and stable, healthy relationships of my choice.
24. I have the right to my own personal space and time need.
25. There is no need to smile when I cry.
26. It is OK to be relaxed, playful and frivolous.
27. I have a right to be flexible and be comfortable with doing so.
28. I have the right to change and grow.
29. I have the right to be open to improve communication skills so that I may be understood.
30. I have the right to make friends and be comfortable around people.
31. I have the right to be in a non-abusive environment.
32. I can be healthier than those around me.
33. I can take care of myself, no matter what.
34. I have the right to grieve over actual or threatened losses.
35. I have the right to trust others who earn my trust.
36. I have the right to trust others and to forgive myself.
37. I have the right to give and receive unconditional love.