UPDATE ON S.A.M. (SECRETLY-ABUSED-MAN): These are The Promises.

Photography by Spook Lifesaver P.F.D. Waters. "2 right hooks will make 'em re-think it."

The Wild Life Prevention and Recovery Centers

The Promises

(also available in Gnarcans Toolbox)

1. I sometimes get disturbed in response to what I see, hear, smell, taste, feel, and think. I will practice letting go of my disturbances.

2. I sometimes get ignorant in response to what I see, hear, smell, taste, feel, and think. I will practice letting go of my ignorance.

3. I sometimes do wrong in response to what I see, hear, smell, taste, feel, and think. I will practice doing right.

4. I will replace my greed with not using more than I need of anything, including food, sugar, drink, power, drugs, money, sex, cells, entertainments, and work.

5. I will replace my laziness with dedication.

6. I will replace my ignorance with learning.

7. I will turn my resentments into gratitude.

8. I will turn my dependency into self-reliance.

9. I will turn my reluctance to learn into willingness to learn well.

10. I will turn my lack of public spirit into eagerness to serve the good of all.