Knowing right from wrong

If my mother were still with us, I'll bet she would be blown away to read this article! Her little Eddie was not exactly the poster child for doing the right thing. Trouble followed me around like a puppy looking for a treat.

Now that I'm an elightened being (ok that almost made me gag too) I have learned some really interesting stuff which I'd love to share. Since I have most of my mistakes safely behind me (no comments please), I have learned how to evaluate whether something is good or bad for me. Elementary you say, well yes but to me it's profound.

Here's how I know when something is right for me, my little test. If you get 3 yes's to the questions you pass:

1. Do I feel energized by it?
2. Do I feel good by it?
3. Do my actions produce positive results?

And it's wrong for me when:

1. I feel bad about it!

Now here's my challenge to you; try this simple test when you are making decision about something. See if it passes the test. Of course no one feels energized, happy to action oriented all of the time, so let's assume the answer is 'most of the time'.

I believe if I'd used this little test in my youth, Mother's little Eddie, wouldn't have screwed up so much. I would have known the actions and the people who were not good for me. I'm a slow learner, but I'm still under construction.....

Smile, we've survived most of our screw-ups!

Eduardo