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On a scale

of one to ten,

with ten being the best,

God said we are all tens.

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Why should we argue with God's judgement

and become the judges of others character,

even when we know that our own character

may be less than the best.

We judge the character of others

so that we do not have to look

at our own eccentricities.

Guilt and shame are the result

of not doing the will of our Higher Power.

God does not hold grudges or keep score,

so why should we?

God gives us a chance to be a ten every day,

the choice is ours.

Be kind, smile at ten people today.

Be loving, tell someone in your life how special they are to you.

Be the ten your Higher Power wants you to be.

When all else fails, count to ten.

Happiness is helping someone help themselves.

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ME and the Boss

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Gratitude

. Just a note while I ponder doing some yard work. . GRATITUDE . Thanks to a Higher Power and the rooms of AA I have a yard to ponder. I also have a life that is happy, joyous and free, a life where the choices I make today are mine. Prior to AA all choices were made for me by my disease. Where to go, when to go, who to go with, and the why was always to find alcohol and drink it in a place, with people, where I would not feel any guilt or shame for drinking the way my diseases wanted me to drink, and that was alcoholically. Following the suggestions I still attend meetings and the benefits I receive from the fellowship are many. The two most important benefits are lessons learned from the long timers on how to become a long timer and the lessons from the newcomer who point out the obvious, a drunk who drinks too much will usually find a lot of trouble, if trouble doesn't find him first. Time to go trim the lawn, God is good, all of the time. . Love, hugs and blessings... ME and the Boss . . . . ..

Satisfaction

To pay the piper for the mindless actions,

the abuse of the body, and the torment of the soul,

caused by those wrongs we have done.

 Satisfaction is the payment of a penance

for the sins we commit.

 To the mind that thinks "it's all about me",

the mental hangover is the guilt and shame

caused by being selfish and self centered. 

To the body that abuses drugs, alcohol and food

the physical hangover is a warning  of pending doom.

 To the soul that must tolerate the mental and physical abuses, the hopelessness feels

like that of one who is adrift in the middle of an ocean on a raft with no sails or rudder.

 Forgive yourself and make the changes required to begin a better life.

  "It is of practical value to learn to like yourself. 
Since you must spend so much time with yourself 
you might as well get some satisfaction 
out of the relationship."   ~  Norman Vincent Peale

 Make restitution to others, one can not have committed mental and physical abuses

on ones self without hurting the family and friends who love us.

 Seek atonement from your Higher Power by doing the will of your Higher Power

from now and forever.

Your Higher Power has already forgiven you for all of your trespasses and your abuses.

Yesterday is history, what are you doing for yourself, others and your Higher Power , right now.

"There are some days when I think I'm going to die 
 from an overdose of satisfaction."                          ~ Salvador Dali

 Be kind, satisfaction being paid in advance. Be loving, satisfaction reciprocated.

 Be tolerant and patient, repayment of some abuses may take more than day or two.

 For those who cannot be satisfied by your efforts to do the next right thing, pray for them.

 Be the person your Higher Power wants you to be and know that satisfaction can also

be the fulfillment of a want or need.

 When you have peace of mind, improved health, and an ever increasing flow of spiritual energy,

you will have paid the piper.

Happiness is being satisfied.

Happiness is helping someone help themselves.

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ME and the Boss

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Guilt

. Creating guilt is not strictly reserved

for Jewish mothers.

"My mother should have been Jewish.
She could have taught a class on how
to induce guilt." ~ Lorna Luft

The cause of guilt is not how others make

us feel, but how we feel about others.

People pleasers are always feeling guilty.

People who are happy and content with

their relationship with their Higher Power

rarely feel guilt.

Trying to manipulate others by causing them to feel guilt and shame

is a mean and nasty thing to do.

What was the offense and how grievous was it?

Guilt is not an error of omission, it is an error of commission.

If you were never informed and it happened in spite of you,

you do not have to feel guilty.

Never feel guilty about learning something new.

Even an old dog can learn new tricks, if they want to.

If you meant to do it and it was the next right thing to do,

have no feelings of guilt and remorse.

If you meant to do it and it harms someone or something,

you are guilty.

You can never take back a stone that was thrown or an unkind word that was said.

"We are sinful not only because we have eaten
of the Tree of Knowledge, but also because we
have not yet eaten of the Tree of Life.
The state in which we are is sinful,
irrespective of guilt."                                              ~ Franz Kafka

Know that guilt pains the soul and learn to use that knowledge to help you

choose to do the next right thing.

"Guilt: punishing yourself before God doesn't." ~ Alan Cohen

Today, find a friend who will teach you how to achieve serenity and will do so

without causing you guilt or shame.

Today, keep a conscious contact with a Higher Power and know that

by doing His will there can be no guilt.

Today, think positive, be kind, be loving, be forgiving and be the person

your Higher Power wants you to be.

Happiness is not being guilty.

Happiness is helping someone help themselves.

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ME and the Boss

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P.S. - Lorna Luft's mother was Judy Garland.
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