(dc) lessons

lessons of the month (notes to self):

1. don't put yourself in situations where you don't know the history and where just by talking honestly and openly with people you are forced to take sides. listen before jumping in.

2. don't be so open with everyone. know when to shut up.

3. stay out of other peoples' family bizness. know when to shut up.

4. don't assume everyone trusts you and gives you the benefit of the doubt just because you trust them and give them the benefit of the doubt. know when to shut up.

5. you can't always help, even if you really want to, and you might even just make things worse. know when to stop trying to help.

6. it's possible to be generous to a fault. avoid this.

(dc) don't go this way...

...unless you need to practice u-turns.

(dc) good times

another memory from our jan 2 outing to hunter's point

(dc) the ten paradoxical commandments

The Paradoxical Commandments

by Dr. Kent M. Keith

People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered.
Love them anyway.

If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.
Do good anyway.

If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies.
Succeed anyway.

The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow.
Do good anyway.

Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable.
Be honest and frank anyway.

The biggest men and women with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest men and women with the smallest minds.
Think big anyway.

People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs.
Fight for a few underdogs anyway.

What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight.
Build anyway.

People really need help but may attack you if you do help them.
Help people anyway.

Give the world the best you have and you'll get kicked in the teeth.
Give the world the best you have anyway.

© Copyright Kent M. Keith 1968, renewed 2001

(dc) ER

even though it's 5am now and it was 4am when i left the hospital and i'd been there since 9am yesterday, i still feel like writing about it. i really need to, but sometimes things seem too big to blog. i'm not sure how to approach it.

she had a rough day today, ending with 8 hours in the ER bay (what a place). i made some recordings and took some pictures.

i'm going to sleep now, though.

i'll bring my computer tomorrow.

(hunter's point, CA) can you hear me now?