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Old 09-12-2010, 12:14 PM
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Boleo
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Originally Posted by sleepie View Post

... I will totally do the jobs that nobody else wants to and that brings me happiness.
When I was an OTR truck driver, I had to sometimes work for 2 -3 weeks without a day off and 2 -3 months without enough time off to get to a AA meeting.

I found that if I engaged in what others would call "contrarian thinking", I would get a sense of purpose that made me feel spiritually fit, in spite of outside circumstances.

"In God's eyes, there are no small acts of kindness"
(Mother Teresa of Calcutta)
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