Consider these questions:

Job/Career:

• Does my job/career serve as a means of support, or am I a slave to it?

• Does my job/career make demands that are ruining my health/peace of mind?

• Would I prefer to work overtime or spend more time with family and friends?

• Does my employer demand work that disturbs my conscience or that frequently crowds out ethics and moral values?

• Is my job a dead-end—means-to-an-end—with no real room for advancement?

• Do I enjoy my job/career?

Health:

• Do I take my health for granted or am I consistent about safeguarding it with prevention measures—healthy eating habits, exercise, and emotional and spiritual growth?

• Does my list of illnesses dominate my conversation?

• Do I take several OTC and prescription drugs?

• Do I have frequent colds, flu, headaches, migraines or stress related symptoms.

Personal Happiness:

• Is my personal happiness my first consideration?

• Do I treat myself and others with respect and dignity?

• Do I put everyone else’s happiness ahead of my own?

• Do I spend at least one hour/day on replenishing my emotional and spiritual needs?

My Partner:

• Is my partner a helpmate or a burden?

• Do I treat my partner with respect and dignity?

• Is my partner a best friend and companion?

My Children:

• Do I accept full responsibility to teach my children ethics and values?

• Do I spend time with my children, or are toys, TV and a computer their source of enrichment?

• Do I encourage and support the best from my children?

• Do I set boundaries and consistently give consequences if the boundaries are transgressed?

• Am I involved in my children’s activities or do their activities serve as a place to take my children, while I do other things.

My Home; Car; Clothes:

• What dictates the attention I give to my appearance and possessions—my personal preference and desires; the welfare of my family; the neighbors?

• Do I want to keep up with the Jones?

• Are possessions more important than my health, peace of mind and/or time with my family/friends?

Entertainment/Recreation:

• Does my choice of recreation rejuvenate me beyond the activity?

• Does it involve thrills that could endanger my health or cripple me for life?

• Is it a form of ‘fun’ that involves excitement for a few hours but that can bring long-term heartache?

• Even if the entertainment I choose is wholesome, am I spending so much time at it that it crowds out other important things?Consider these questions:

Job/Career:

• Does my job/career serve as a means of support, or am I a slave to it?

• Does my job/career make demands that are ruining my health/peace of mind?

• Would I prefer to work overtime or spend more time with family and friends?

• Does my employer demand work that disturbs my conscience or that frequently crowds out ethics and moral values?

• Is my job a dead-end—means-to-an-end—with no real room for advancement?

• Do I enjoy my job/career?

Health:

• Do I take my health for granted or am I consistent about safeguarding it with prevention measures—healthy eating habits, exercise, and emotional and spiritual growth?

• Does my list of illnesses dominate my conversation?

• Do I take several OTC and prescription drugs?

• Do I have frequent colds, flu, headaches, migraines or stress related symptoms.

Personal Happiness:

• Is my personal happiness my first consideration?

• Do I treat myself and others with respect and dignity?

• Do I put everyone else’s happiness ahead of my own?

• Do I spend at least one hour/day on replenishing my emotional and spiritual needs?

My Partner:

• Is my partner a helpmate or a burden?

• Do I treat my partner with respect and dignity?

• Is my partner a best friend and companion?

My Children:

• Do I accept full responsibility to teach my children ethics and values?

• Do I spend time with my children, or are toys, TV and a computer their source of enrichment?

• Do I encourage and support the best from my children?

• Do I set boundaries and consistently give consequences if the boundaries are transgressed?

• Am I involved in my children’s activities or do their activities serve as a place to take my children, while I do other things.

My Home; Car; Clothes:

• What dictates the attention I give to my appearance and possessions—my personal preference and desires; the welfare of my family; the neighbors?

• Do I want to keep up with the Jones?

• Are possessions more important than my health, peace of mind and/or time with my family/friends?

Entertainment/Recreation:

• Does my choice of recreation rejuvenate me beyond the activity?

• Does it involve thrills that could endanger my health or cripple me for life?

• Is it a form of ‘fun’ that involves excitement for a few hours but that can bring long-term heartache?

• Even if the entertainment I choose is wholesome, am I spending so much time at it that it crowds out other important things?