Tech Support

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A friend sent this to me over the holidays, and I liked it so much, I thought I'd share it with you on a day I don't feel like writing... today is good! Enjoy!


Installing Love

  Tech Support: Yes, how can I help you?
  Customer:  Well , after much consideration,
I've decided to install Love.   Can you guide
me through the process?
  Tech Support: Yes. I can help you. Are you
ready to proceed?
  Customer: Well, I'm not very technical, but
I think I'm ready. What do I do first?  
  Tech Support: The first step is to open your
Heart. Have you located your Heart?  
  Customer: Yes, but there are several other
programs running now. Is it okay to  install
Love while they are running?
  Tech Support: What programs are running?
  Customer: Let's see, I have Past Hurt,
Low Self-Esteem, Grudge and Resentment
running right now.
  Tech Support:  No problem, Love
will gradually erase Past Hurt from
your current operating system. It may
remain in your permanent memory but
it will no longer Disrupt other programs.
Love will eventually override Low Self-
Esteem with a module of its own called
High Self-Esteem. However, you have
to completely turn off Grudge and
Resentment. Those programs prevent Love
from  being properly installed. Can you turn
those off?
  Customer: I don't Know how to turn them
off.  Can you tell me how?
  Tech Support:  With pleasure.  Go to
your start menu and invoke Forgiveness.
Do  this as many times as necessary
until Grudge and Resentment have been
completely erased.
  Customer:  Okay, done!  Love has started
installing itself. Is that normal?
  Tech Support:  Yes, but remember that you
have only the base program.  You need to
begin connecting to other Hearts in order to
get the upgrades.
  Customer:  Oops!  I have an error
message already.  It says, "Error - Program
not  running on internal components." What
should I do?
  Tech Support:  Don't worry.  It means
that the Love program is set up to run on
Internal Hearts, but has not yet been run on
your Heart. In non-technical terms, it simply
means you have to Love yourself before
you can Love others.
  Customer:  So, what should I do?
  Tech Support:  Pull down Self-Acceptance;
then click on the following files:  Forgive-
Self; Realize Your Worth; and Acknowledge
your Limitations.
  Customer: Okay, done.
  Tech Support:  Now, copy them to the "My
Heart" directory.  The system will overwrite
any conflicting files and begin patching
faulty programming.  Also, you  need to
delete Verbose Self-Criticism from all
directories and empty your Recycle Bin to
make sure it is completely gone and never
comes back.
  Customer:  Got it.  Hey!  My heart is filling
up with new files.  Smile is playing on my
monitor and Peace and Contentment are
copying themselves all over My Heart.  Is
this normal?
  Tech Support:  Sometimes.  For others it
takes awhile, but eventually everything gets
it at the proper time.  So Love is installed
and running.  One more thing before we 
hang up.  Love is Freeware.  Be sure to 
give it and its various modules to everyone 
you meet.  They will in turn share it with 
others and return some cool modules 
back to you.
  Customer: Thank you, God.

Comments

  1. PAJanuary 8, 2011 at 8:49 AM

    Thanks for sharing this, Kim - it's great! Polly Anna

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 8, 2011 at 9:00 AM

    THANK YOU KIM, JUST WHAT I NEEDED AS A
    REMINDER FOR ME......RUTH AT THE OCEAN

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  3. Prettypics123January 8, 2011 at 9:28 AM

    May the love force be with you and with us all!

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  4. Prettypics123January 8, 2011 at 9:32 AM

    Steel Alchemy. I'm realizing that the word "steel" is what's throwing this off for me. Steel sounds like STILL, STEAL which are the opposite of what you are intending. Is there another word for STEEL?

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  5. Kim MilesJanuary 8, 2011 at 9:58 AM

    Levonne - Steel is strong, powerful, beautiful, and adaptable... like US! I like it. Everyone else who has chimed in likes it. I REALLY appreciate your input, but you're out-voted on this. xoxoxoxoxo!

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  6. AnonymousJanuary 8, 2011 at 10:05 AM

    Thank you kim..that was awesome..I'm not really sure why people are having a hard time with the name "Steel Alchemy" for your new line of jewelry..in my eyes..you are turning a common alloy of metal into a beautiful piece of art "Alchemy" which in turn will fill your pockets full of gold...which is the definition of an alchemist...but since I sell Steel Furniture..I see the transition in peoples eyes when they learn what our product is and how something beautiful can be made of a "cold" substance..it is all a perception of what one thinks is suppose to be beautiful!

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  7. Texan Zombie GoddessJanuary 8, 2011 at 11:01 AM

    I am going to share this with my friends!

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  8. MoonRaeJanuary 8, 2011 at 2:49 PM

    Thanks Kim
    ~Sharon~

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  9. AnonymousJanuary 8, 2011 at 8:25 PM

    This is awesome. Thanks a gazillion times ! I needed this ! April

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  10. SueJanuary 8, 2011 at 8:31 PM

    Lovely

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  11. m.e.January 9, 2011 at 2:50 AM

    this is great !!!
    m.e .:D

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  12. Mokihana CalizarJanuary 17, 2011 at 2:51 PM

    This is fun and fine. So glad to be here ... I followed directions from an old pal and found you. Lucky me.
    Mokihana

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