{"id":4004,"date":"2018-05-18T08:03:11","date_gmt":"2018-05-18T12:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/?p=4004"},"modified":"2018-05-21T09:03:24","modified_gmt":"2018-05-21T13:03:24","slug":"daily-affirmations-for-the-office-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/?p=4004","title":{"rendered":"Daily Affirmations for the Office"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- [if gte mso 9]><xml>\n<w:WordDocument>\n<w:View>Normal<\/w:View>\n<w:Zoom>0<\/w:Zoom>\n<w:PunctuationKerning\/>\n<w:ValidateAgainstSchemas\/>\n<w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false<\/w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>\n<w:IgnoreMixedContent>false<\/w:IgnoreMixedContent>\n<w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false<\/w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>\n<w:Compatibility>\n<w:BreakWrappedTables\/>\n<w:SnapToGridInCell\/>\n<w:WrapTextWithPunct\/>\n<w:UseAsianBreakRules\/>\n<w:DontGrowAutofit\/>\n<\/w:Compatibility>\n<w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4<\/w:BrowserLevel>\n<\/w:WordDocument>\n<\/xml><![endif]--><\/p>\n<p><!-- [if gte mso 9]><xml>\n<w:LatentStyles DefLockedState=\"false\" LatentStyleCount=\"156\">\n<\/w:LatentStyles>\n<\/xml><![endif]--><!-- [if gte mso 10]>\n\n\n\n<style>\n \/* Style Definitions *\/<br \/>\n table.MsoNormalTable<br \/>\n\t{mso-style-name:\"Table Normal\";<br \/>\n\tmso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;<br \/>\n\tmso-tstyle-colband-size:0;<br \/>\n\tmso-style-noshow:yes;<br \/>\n\tmso-style-parent:\"\";<br \/>\n\tmso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;<br \/>\n\tmso-para-margin:0cm;<br \/>\n\tmso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;<br \/>\n\tmso-pagination:widow-orphan;<br \/>\n\tfont-size:10.0pt;<br \/>\n\tfont-family:\"Times New Roman\";<br \/>\n\tmso-ansi-language:#0400;<br \/>\n\tmso-fareast-language:#0400;<br \/>\n\tmso-bidi-language:#0400;}<br \/>\n<\/style>\n\n<![endif]--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In some cultures what I do would be considered normal.<\/li>\n<li>I assume full responsibility for my actions, except the ones that are someone else\u2019s fault.<\/li>\n<li>I no longer need to punish, deceive or compromise myself. Unless, of course, I want to stay employed.<\/li>\n<li>I am grateful that I am not as judgmental as all those censorious, self-righteous people around me.<\/li>\n<li>I need not suffer in silence while I can still moan, whimper and complain.<\/li>\n<li>As I learn the innermost secrets of the people around me, they reward me in many ways to keep me quiet.<\/li>\n<li>When someone hurts me, forgiveness is cheaper than a lawsuit. But not nearly as gratifying.<\/li>\n<li>Having control over myself is nearly as good as having control over others.<\/li>\n<li>My intuition nearly makes up for my lack of good judgment.<\/li>\n<li>I am learning that criticism is not nearly as effective as sabotage.<\/li>\n<li>I honor my personality flaws, for without them I would have no personality at all.<\/li>\n<li>Joan of Arc heard voices too.<\/li>\n<li>Blessed are the flexible, for they can tie themselves into knots.<\/li>\n<li>I will gladly share my experience and advice, for there are no sweeter words than \u201cI told you so.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Only a lack of imagination saves me from immobilizing myself with imaginary fears.<\/li>\n<li>A good scapegoat is nearly as welcome as a solution to the problem.<\/li>\n<li>I am willing to make the mistakes if someone else is willing to learn from them.<\/li>\n<li>False hope is nicer than no hope at all.<\/li>\n<li>I have the power to channel my imagination into ever-soaring levels of suspicion and paranoia.<\/li>\n<li>The complete lack of evidence is the surest sign that the conspiracy is working.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>(ed. &#8211; This humour is a repost, originally appearing in By George Journal in October 2009.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Georgia;\"> <span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Georgia;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/75_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4006 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/75_2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"One Person's Craziness\" width=\"458\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Chris George, providing reliable PR counsel and effective advocacy. 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