Awareness - know yourself
Understand "stages of life" (expectations)
Seek support - don't journey alone
Be responsible - healthy self-care
Be human - allow for mistakes
Be honest - keep looking in the mirror and beyond
Understand needs and wants
Set long- and short-term goals
Think straight
Trust your feeling
Attitude - positive, optimistic, hopeful, grateful, committed
Self-care = self-esteem = mental, physical, emotional
Spiritual care - personal prayer, community prayer, spiritual direction, scripture, spiritual literature, awareness of and respect for all of life and Creation.
