I Started Something…Another 12 Step Variation

 From My pal at RecoveryIsSexy.com …

 Thanks Bill,

I enjoyed that… (post on the 12 steps bass ackward)… I also collect varieties of 12 Step experiences.

Just for fun I like this one;-

THE TWELVE-STEPS FOR COMMITTED BUREAUCRATS

1. We learned that we could handle anything perfectly as a bureaucrat, that we had total control.

2. We came to believe that there is no greater calling than to be a bureaucrat, that we ARE what we DO.

3. We made a firm decision to live our lives as consummate bureaucrats, resisting the need for self-care and the influence of anything outside our careers.

4. We made a searching and thorough inventory of all administrative knowledge, committing it to memory for all time.

5. We recognised our discomforts are the fault of people, places and things outside of us, that professional failing and weakness of character are inappropriate for bureaucrats.

6. We were entirely ready to deny our own negative feelings, doubts and misgivings.

7. We never let our mistakes, fear or feelings of inadequacy show.

8. We made a list of all people (especially non-bureaucrats) and institutions which had upset us and harboured resentments towards them all.

9. We refused to take action to resolve these tensions, but tried to get even whenever we could.

10. We continued to act as though everything was fine, always maintaining the correct appearance of a bureaucrat.

11. We diligently refused to accept new ideas, seeking only to live life on our own terms, as we feel entitled to.

12. Having rigidly clung to our original attitudes and practices, we continued to recommend them to other bureaucrats, joining together in our misery for the rest of our practicing lives.

However no bureaucrat would admit to having fun:-)

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