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How Not to Be Bitter

first thought, best thought.
no judgment. keep self in
check (self-worth, self-es
teem, self-effacement, no

self-loathing, no self-agg
randizement). do this all
with an open mind that
ably accepts criticism.

heart crit. need i say only
from good hearts? are
there bad ones? last re
search i conducted, living

well, much less nicely,
wasn’t automatic, yet 

required about as much
heart as being utterly

malicious. with wisdom
you’ll know the difference.
allow your values to shift.
invite karma. live object

ively, but with conviction.
and be transparent?  tran

sported? which shifts an en

emy’s aim, or any scoundrel’s, 

seeing right through you 

might well inspire the red 

hounds of hell to sniff out 

cloaks of invisibility. but 

being self-righteous burns.

oh, but there’s a point to
being right. but that does

n’t mean you have to err

on the side of caution.
unless a cautionary
tale is your nirvana.
the path to victory

is a river of blood.
bright red ego.
i don’t know.
always keep

a thing or
two up
your
sleeve.

the element
of surprise
leaves a
terrible

impression.
but—what a
conundrum—
gets curious

cats either
curiouser
or else just
plain killed.