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    How Big is Your Fishbowl?
    How Big is Your Fishbowl?
    How Big is Your Fishbowl?
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    How Big is Your Fishbowl?

    By Robert Perrine

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    How Big is Your Fishbowl is a short story about the adventures of Marlene and Bob. Bob leads Marlene to tranquility. Marlene finds the path with many steps. And Linda stops eating long enough to find out what has Marlene so excited.

    The lessons learned is that Bob and Marlene live happier lives when they learn how to climb the steps to get to a meeting place.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRobert Perrine
    Release dateJul 21, 2010
    ISBN9781452422145
    How Big is Your Fishbowl?
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    Robert Perrine

    Robert is a wayfarer on this journey through life. He was born in Pennsylvania and now resides in California. During his career he has been a civil engineer, computer programmer, professor and a project manager. Throughout this journey Robert has tried to fit all the pieces together into a holistic framework. His goal now is to describe an integrated model of psychology that he found by delving deeply into a study of project management.

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      How Big is Your Fishbowl? - Robert Perrine

      How Big is Your Fishbowl?

      By Robert E. Perrine.

      Smashwords Edition.

      Revised copyright 2019 Robert E. Perrine.

      Copyright

      Copyright held by Robert Perrine, Bakersfield, California. You may not copy or distribute this document without advanced written permission from the document author. Contact Robert E. Perrine at http://www.robertperrine.biz.

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each person. If you are reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Acknowledgements

      Special thanks go to Marlene Weldon for all her insight and inspiration. We want to thank the friends who volunteered to read the drafts and provide feedback. Special thanks goes to Evelyn, Marilyn, Marybeth and Colleen. I also want to acknowledge all the support and learning that goes on every Friday night in our Lakewood meeting.

      Table of Contents

      Arrival

      Affection

      Attention

      Denial

      Affiliation

      Alignment

      Discipleship

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      Arrival

      Swoosh. Marlene heard the water rushing out and off she went. She was swept forward and landed in a pool of water. Now what? she muttered. She looked around and tried to figure out where she was.

      The morning began like most mornings. She and a few friends had gone out for breakfast when she got separated. She was taken. She called for help and tried to escape. Her friends saw her being taken away and they fled. Whatever had grabbed Marlene might be after them next. They better hide.

      She was bounced around a bit and then found herself locked in. She could see out the windows but none of this made sense. Her thoughts ran

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