Some Personal Philosophies

Be Able to Live with Yourself

    I want to be fit for me to know.
    I want to be able as the days go by,
    Always to look myself straight in the eye.

    I don't want to stand with the setting sun,
    And hate myself for the things I've done.
    I can never hide myself from me,
    I see what others may never see.

    I know what others may never know,
    I can never fool myself and so…

    Whatever happens I want to be,
    Self-respecting & conscience free!

An Anonymous poem from Dr. Laura Schlessinger's book entitled: How could you do that!

I have been informed that the author is Edgar Guest and that there are two middle stanzas which I chose not to include.

Personal Measurement of Success

• If someone gets more joy out of life,
• is more skillful in their job or other activities,
• has a better attitude,
• is physically better off,
• changes direction because of me,

Do unto others... is not enough

• Do unto others
  as you would have them do
  unto your spouse, children, parents or other loved ones.

• Do not call people names.
  - Once said, there is no way to take them back.
  - If you are speaking to children, they might believe you.

Courtesy

Formal courtesy between husband and wife
      is even more important than it is between strangers.

Sex

Sex is both a gift and a privilege,
should not be demanded as a right or withheld for other favors.

Courage

• Certainly the game is rigged.
  Don't let that stop you!
  If you don't bet,    you can't win!

• Courage is the complement of fear.
  A man who is fearless cannot be courageous.
  (He is also a fool).

      Courtesy and Courage are quotes from:   
           The notebooks of Lazarus Long
           by Robert A. Heinlein

Who controls your happiness?

Of course, a major catastrophe is much more difficult to overcome.

   Jim Rohn, professional speaker, summarized it this way:
   It is ironic that one of the few things in this life
      over which we have total control is our attitudes,
         and yet most of us live our entire life
            behaving as though we have no control whatsoever.

Intentions

    How to make it easier to live with yourself

1. Always do your best at whatever you do

   Corollary:  Don't let the quest for perfection
               prevent you from completing the task
   

2. Always be honest

   Corollary 1: Don't say everything you think or know - see #4

   Corollary 2: You don't have to answer all questions

3. Be successful

4. Don't hurt people

5. Apologize for mistakes, set things right if possible, don't make the same mistake twice

   Difficulty:  Realizing that a mistake was made
                and recognizing exactly what the mistake was.

6. Avoid addictions and addictive behavior

7. See the glass as half full

8. Always keep learning. If not, you will stagnate or repeat your mistakes.

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