Ponderable and poem for Wednesday, December 23, 2009
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Alan Harris
Dec 23, 2009, 12:33:55 AM12/23/09
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Guilt is a little prison that keeps you out of big ones.
Questions for Making a Decision
- What is my primary motive as I make this decision?
- Will my decision cause benefits beyond myself and promote a
wider good?
- Will my course of action unnecessarily diminish or hurt any
person or group?
- Will the consequences of my decision be long-term or temporary?
- Will I be turning over control of my life to another person
or agency?
- Will I be able to have the necessities of life?
- What sacrifices will I need to make, and what benefits outweigh
these sacrifices?
- Whose strong influence am I feeling upon my decision, and shall
I allow that?
- What is the worst result my decision can bring, and can I accept
that?
- What safety net will I have if nothing goes as planned?
- Will high risk be offset by potential growth and deepening?
- When am I going to stop thinking about this decision and do
something?
*******
- What is my primary motive as I make this decision?
- Will my decision cause benefits beyond myself and promote a wider good?
- Will my course of action unnecessarily diminish or hurt any person or group?
- Will the consequences of my decision be long-term or temporary?
- Will I be turning over control of my life to another person or agency?
- Will I be able to have the necessities of life?
- What sacrifices will I need to make, and what benefits outweigh these sacrifices?
- Whose strong influence am I feeling upon my decision, and shall I allow that?
- What is the worst result my decision can bring, and can I accept that?
- What safety net will I have if nothing goes as planned?
- Will high risk be offset by potential growth and deepening?
- When am I going to stop thinking about this decision and do something?
*******
Alan Harris
You're invited to view two YouTube videos by Ine Braat based on my poems: "Mother's Secret," "Two Windows," and "Seeking until Found."
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