The NEW Rules!

I have created six very important rules to help guide me along the way. They are as follows:

1. I need to learn at least one thing from everyone I talk to & not cast my own (hypocritical) judgments against what I learn.

2. There is NO giving up allowed. If the conversation is lagging or moving towards an immediate end right after the first “Hi!” or “Hello!” or “How are you today?” I still cannot walk away!

3. I am not allowed to ask questions or lead the conversation in a very personal or uncomfortable direction. This rule is a given. If they want to offer up very personal things I shall be there to listen but I will not ask questions to lead them up to that personal confession.

4. I must always keep gum in my backpack or purse. No one wants to talk to a girl with smelly after-lunch breath.

5. Lastly, and I think this is the most important rule, just because some people might not respond the way I would like them to, I can not blame myself. Some people just weren’t meant to communicate or get along and that is not my fault!

Last week I submitted my Quest Proposal Essay. It contained 6 rules instead of the 5 mentioned above. Unfortunately, I had to delete my original 5th rule. It stated that I would use the social networking site Facebook to maintain my 3-a-day goal on the weekends. After a bad experience I decided to give up Facebook for the 40 days & 40 nights of Lent! I am not quite sure how I will be able to maintain my goal, but I'll do my best to stay true to my Quest no matter what day of the week it is! :)