The Man In the Glass By Dale Wimbrow 1934

When you get what you want in your struggle for self and the world makes you king for a day,
Just go to the mirror and look at yourself and see what that man has to say for it isn't your Father, Mother or Wife whose judgment upon you must pass...

The fellows verdict that counts most in your life is the one starring back from the glass.

Some people might say your a straight shootin chum and call you a wonderful guy but the man in the mirror says your only a bum if you can't look him straight in the eye he's the fellow to please never mind all the rest for he's with you clear to the end and you've passed your most dangerous test if the man in the glass is your friend.

You may fool the whole world down the pathway of years and get pats on your back as you pass but your final reward will be heart ache and tears if you've cheated the man in the glass....

By Dale Wimbrow 1934
From Recovery Zone

Twelve Steps of a Relapse

1. I decided I could handle any emotional problems if other people would just quit trying to run my life.
   
2. I firmly believe that there is no greater power than myself and anyone who says differently is insane.
   
3. I made a searching and thorough moral inventory of everyone I know, so they couldn't fool me and take advantage of my good nature.
   
4. I sought these people out and tried to get them to admit to me, by God, the exact nature of their wrongs.
   
5. I became willing to help these people get rid of their defects of character.
   
6. I was humble enough to ask these people to remove their shortcomings.
   
7. I kept a list of all the people who had harmed me, and waited patiently for a chance to get even.
   
8. I got even with these people whenever possible except when to do so would get me into trouble.
   
9. I continue to take everyone's inventory and when they are wrong, which is most of the time, I promptly make them admit it.
   
10. Sought through the concentration of my willpower to get God, who didn't understand me anyhow, to see that my desires were best, and He ought to give methe power to carry them out.
    
11. Having maintained my emotional problems with these steps, I can thoroughlyrecommend them to others who don't want to lose their hard-earned status, but wish to be left alone to practice neurosis in everything they do for the rest of
    their days.