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Jul. 21, 2003

 

 

by Harvey Fierstein :

12-Step Program Guaranteed to Change Your Life:


1. Never lie, and never let anyone cause you to lie.
Truth, or the pursuit of it, is all we have.

2. Never do anything you are ashamed of. If you're ashamed that means
somewhere inside you think it's wrong; and if you think it's wrong,
you shouldn't be doing it.

3. Take full responsibility for yourself. You are the only one who
can say what goes into or comes out of your body.

4. Always admit when you're wrong. You'll save thousands in therapy
later on -- and a few friendships too.

5. Change your mind as often as possible. Just because you thought
something yesterday doesn't mean you have to think it today.
Don't ever become a prisoner of your own opinion.

6. Beware of anyone who says 'they know'. Trust me, they don't, or
they wouldn't have to say they did.

7. Take care of yourself first, then your family, then your friends.
And if you have anything left over, share it.

8. Do something, anything, every day to change the world. It doesn't
have to be big, it could be giving a dime to a street person,
planting a flower, picking up litter. Anything will change the world.

9. When you have nothing better to do, smile. You'll have to trust me
on the miracle this step brings.

10. Make a bit of time every day to be alone and think. Five or ten
minutes is enough. It will keep you sane.

11. Have all the sex you want -- safe sex. Get lust out of your way.
It's the only way I know to make sure you fall in love for the right
reasons.
And I want you all to find true love.

12. Learn something new every day. Read a newspaper article that you
wouldn't normally read. Open a dictionary to a word you never heard,
or never understood.

BONUS STEP: Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be
made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life, but define
yourself.