Approval

To continue the First Person Affirmations from Your Erroneous Zones
by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer © 1976

I do not attempt to shock others, or to gain their approval. I am internally directed; literally unconcerned about others evaluation of my behavior. I am not oblivious to applause and approval; I just don't need it. I can be almost blunt in my honesty since I do not couch my messages in carefully worded phrases designed to please. If you want to know what I think, that is exactly what you'll hear.
Conversely, when you say something about me I will not be destroyed ir immobilized. I will take the data you provide, filter it through my own values and use it for growth. I do not need to be loved by everyone, nor do I harbor an inordinate wish to be approved by all for everything I do. I recognize that I will always incur some disapproval.
I am not a rebel. I make my own choices even if those choices conflict with what everybody else does. I can ignore petty rules if they make no sense.
I am not defensive. I won't play games to try to impress others. I don't dress for other's approval, no do I go through the motions of explaining myself. I don't get seduced into making issues of small or big things. I'm not an arguer or a hot-headed debater; I simply state my views, listen to others, and recognize the futility of trying to convince someone else to my opinion. I simply say, "That's all right; we're just different. We don't have to agree." I let it go at that without any need to win an argument or persuade the opponent of the wrongness of his position. I am unafraid of giving a bad impression, but I don't strive to do so.

Grandparent Scam in Arizona

from Mountain View News (of Sierra Vista) November 6th, 2008
"In this scam the fraud [person] calls an elderly person and poses as their grandchild.
The caller may say something like, 'Grandma, I'm so glad I reached you' or 'Grandpa, it's me, your favorite grandchild calling.' The caller waits for the grandparent to say something like, 'Jimmy, is that you?' The caller will agree and state that he or she has either been in a bad accident or is in some type of trouble and needs money."
The caller then asks that a money order be sent through a wire service such as MoneyGram or Western Union. The article advises that if you have been a victim of this or other scams, contact the AZ Attorney General's office in Phoenix at 1-800-352-8431 or go online to http://www.azag.gov/