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How do we punish those momentarily gone wrong?

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Do we try hurting with words --

jab them in the heart with some spear-shaped phrases, slap them in the face with an insult or two?

Maybe we like to poison them with a strong dose of silence.

Have we tried to make them feel bad by making them feel sorry for us?

Do we remind them daily that what went wrong with our lives is really all their fault?

We must remember that we are the rulers of our own lives only, and this knowledge gives us the power to punish only ourselves.

It also gives us control over our lives, so that others' actions need not wrong us, and we need not punish.

The game of life is a game of boomerangs.

Our thoughts, deeds, and words return to us

sooner or later, with astounding accuracy.

-- Florence Scovel Shinn

We plant the seeds of the bounty we'll reap by every action we take.

We teach others how to treat us by our treatment of them coupled with our own level of self-respect.

Never should we be surprised at the level of comfort or discomfort we experience in our interactions with others. We have invited it.

Fortunately, we are in control of our own behavior, which means we have the choice to act responsibly and with respect for others every moment of our lives.

We can be certain that we'll be treated in similar fashion throughout the day. The terms of life are simple when defined in this way. We get what's our due -- and we've prearranged it ourselves.

It's seldom that circumstances discourage us as much as our relations with others. Most often our frustrations or depression are people-centered.

The good news is that we have the capability to favorably influence all outcomes that involve other persons.

At every opportunity, remember the treatment we each desire and offer that to others.

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10/12/2008