1.1 The Four Goals of Garden of Ayden

1.1 Instructions: Please date the document and next to each item place to what degree between 1 to 10, you believe it; with 1 being that you don’t believe it and 10 as full belief. Repeat this exercise when you have completed the course and date it again with your new results in a different colour.

Name

Date

1. Free & Empathetic

• I know that not everything I think is necessarily true.

• I agree that change begins with me and the key to all change is within me.

• I trust myself and I have confidence in myself.

• I am self-accountable and responsible for all my actions.

• I accept and embrace each step of my journey as it comes. It is what it is.

• I can alter my impression on any negative consequences from my past.

2. Responsible & Ethical

• I make my decisions calmly and thoughtfully.

• I can eliminate violence & aggression as useless tools in dealing with issues.

• I have control over my reactions and I maintain healthy coping strategies.

• I know that my beliefs are transferred to my children.

• I do not own my children, they are my keepsake, and a reflection of my values and legacy.

3. Valuable to community & purpose

• I have a purpose & there is meaning to my life.

• I have been acting based upon my indoctrination rather than my conscious beliefs.

4. Conscious of one’s true self

• I can discipline my mind to focus on all the positive aspects and beauty of life.

• I have self-respect and therefore I have self-esteem.

• I believe in the wonders and magic of the universe.