ABCs of Dignity

A acknowledging, affection, acceptance, actions, appreciation, assistance, abundance B believe, building, beautiful C caring, controlled, courage, compassion, community D daring, dreamer, diverse E effect, encouraging, equity, exceptional, empathy, environment, exciting F friend, fun, food, fair G giving, goodness, grateful, generous H helping, hope, hugs, honesty, harmony, honouring I interdependent, intelligent, insightful J joyful, just K kindness, kindred L loving M moving, mature, mother, merry, meaning, mindful, mutual, multicultural N niceness, necessities, not being mean, needs O opportunity, opinion, openness, optimistic P people, politeness, peace, personality, passion, potential Q quality, question, quick thinking R respect, rights S sweet, seek, smart, security, saviors, shelter, sensitive, self-esteem T thankful, trust, togetherness U understanding, unified, unselfish V value, volunteer, valuable

W womens rights, welcoming, wonderful, water, willing X xylophone music Y you, youth Z zen http://www.flickr.com/photos/girlinflight/4029090141/ - make people feel good about themselves - believe in others - be a good friend - be kind to others - give food and donate clothing to homeless shelters - share positive comments with people - tell the truth - teach people things that you know (especially younger kids) - volunteer at school on teams - be gentle to all living things (including animals and nature) - help out at the out of the cold program for homeless people - help your teacher if their hands are full - hold the door for people - say please and thank you often - if you see someone in need, lend them a hand

1. Every human being has a right to lead a dignified life. 2. A dignified life means an opportunity to fulfill ones potential, which is based on having a human level of health care, education, income and security. 3. Dignity means having the freedom to make decisions on ones life and to be met with respect for this right. 4. Dignity should be the basic guiding principle for all actions. 5. Ultimately, our own dignity is interdependent with the dignity of others