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Sometimes I feel like nagging.

Most often it appears as slicing, deprecating jibes, a belittling, unappreciative attitude toward the other person ’s character or contributions.

What is so disconcerting is that it is usually not the incompetence of my victims that makes me so critical toward them.

It is often some disturbance or distortion within myself. “

It is a kind of projected form of self-depreciation.

Because I feel small, inferior, invalid, and inadequate, I find myself hacking away at some- body else until he is demoted to my assumed

What can I do about it?

I can force myself to say only nice, appreciative things about others. '

This is the least I can do - but it is not enough.

It is like applying vaseline to the abdomen when an appendectomy is really called for.

Control is commendable, but sometimes cauterization is necessary.

handling effectively, 31even if they’eanft be v. _; totally overcome, these inner distortions of‘mine, lest they spring forth to injure others as well as

myself. . '

It doesn' t happen overnight.

It begins with my acceptance of myself as God accepts me. 7 -

And this acceptance is not dependent on the positive or deterred by the negative potentials of my life.

God through Christ has lovingly embraced me and reinstated me as a member of His family.

I am important to Him- along with all of His frail, fallible children. .

If I can really believe in God's acceptance of me, then I will be less critical of my human counterparts. .,

I must try to understand that when I criticize others who are struggling to acknowledge their status as persons of worth and value I may be kicking someone who is already down, and do him irreparable harm. ’ ‘ "Let him who is without sin among you be the first. to throw a stone at her, " said Jesus concerning a woman who was caught in the act. '

May God ’s love and mercy for me cause me to drop my stones and be loving and merciful and tolerant in turn. ' '

From: Leslie F. Brandt's "Great God, .Here I am”

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THE UPEI SUN,Thursday,Nov.23,l978,page 11

THE BIRDS

Empty skies over waiting field waiting the cycle to begin. Fields picked clean. Starlings greedy, screeching.

dimensions or until I can feel that I stand taller. ~

I must find ways and means of facing up to myself, of

One mind controlling, puppet on

2 string.

Up, round, swirling; back again hoping. Down, across; rushing; over trees,

pushing air aside .

A thousand living beings, separate bodies, separate minds,

come to rest.

Picturesque against skies empty, fields waiting,

waiting the unsettling to begin again.

"Judy Whitehead.

Advice For the Desperate

by Dan Blanders

Dear Mr. Blanders:

Boy, do I have trouble! My older sister has figured out the code on tops of chocolates — you know, those little squigley lines. Now she‘ gets all the creamy, soft candy while I 'm stuck with the hard ones. I broke too of my teeth on them. I may have to give up candy. What can I do?

Jawless "'

Dear Jawless:

Consider yourself lucky. Chocolate would give you cavities and pimples. To resist any further temptation, gather all candy you presently have

.;-4.in-you'r collection and mail it to 118 North Drive, Westonm. You can be assured both your candy and face will be safe.

Hey Dan:

I have a problem. You see, I'm at the marrying age and I don’ t know which lucky one to choose. I narrowed it down somewhat to this group:

Mary - pretty but not playing with a full deck.

Jane - nice; the kind of girl a guy is supposed to marry.

Elizabeth - fun to be with; could drink you under

the table.

Sharon— quiet girl who tries too hard; sometimes gets down on herself and contemplates suicide.

Cathy - rich; recently bought me a Corvette.

These are the leading candidates, but I could

. use help in choosing. Almost Groom

Lear Almost Groom:

After you take a physical, I would advise, you to convince your "candidates" to take large life insurance policies. Then marry Suicidal Sharon; living any length of time with you should put her over the ledge. Cbllect all the insurance money;and,hanen

the greatest six months of your life. After the money has run out, go back to Cathy - if she 'd waste a car on you, she'd likely waste her life too. But this is probably what you were planning to do anyway.

Mr. Blanders:

I need advice but don't know who to ask. I’m not going to trust anyone with 77y problems until I’m sure that person can be trusted. I am enclosing a questionnaire that I have also forwarded to Ann Landers and Dear Abby. It should help me decide who would best be able to deal with my complex crisis. Please return the questionnaire to the address stamped on the bottom of page seven. If you are the one chosen, I will notify you in approximately five weeks.

Cautious

Dear Cautious:

By mentioning the names of those middle class Solomons in the same breath as mine, you have demonstrated the serious- ness of your problem. Seek the help of a dozen good psychologis ts . e-

P.S. Your questionnaire makes a good airplane fleet.

Mr. Blanders:

Last week I saw you on "Canada After Dark”. Don’t you know enough not to pick your nose on national television, even if there were only ten of us watching? «You definitely are the most repulsive individual I have ever seen.

Disgusted.

Dear Disgusted:

I would like to thank you for taking the time to learn the alphabet, so you could write your intellect- ually inspiring letter to me. Thank you, again.

If you have a problem and are desperate for an

answer, write to Dan

Blanders at 101 Proud St., Ego, Ontario.

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