Ahem …

(Needed to edit the title and date on this one; pardon me. I wrote the text this morning, but saved the quizzly bit last night … carry on, please.)

From my inbox today (Hazelden’s Today’s Gift daily email):
I will measure my success today by the quality of my sobriety and relationship with God.

Since that is the motivation behind my retreat idea, I believe I can redefine this weekend. Redefine it because Ophelia and N (I know, I need to come up with something better than that initial for him; a couple of years ago he was known as Macaulay around the neighborhood because of a perceived similarity to the Culkin kid back in the Home Alone era, but nahhhhh; this is one long parenthetical aside, huh?) have to go to the dentist’s office at 3:30 p.m. tomorrow, and there is some sort of New York Cyclones game commitment I may or may not need to help N keep on Sunday. So: a meeting a day, time allocated to prayer and meditation and room cleaning (or: housecleaning, inside and out).

I’d say the below result is accurate in my case; damn them road blocks! Then again, they keep me from getting complacent, and keep me working on myself, which my Higher Power knows (and so, actually do I) is a good thing. Have a grand day, please.

Your EQ is 127

50 or less: Thanks for answering honestly. Now get yourself a shrink, quick!

51-70: When it comes to understanding human emotions, you’d have better luck understanding Chinese.

71-90: You’ve got more emotional intelligence than the average frat boy. Barely.

91-110: You’re average. It’s easy to predict how you’ll react to things. But anyone could have guessed that.

111-130: You usually have it going on emotionally, but roadblocks tend to land you on your butt.

131-150: You are remarkable when it comes to relating with others. Only the biggest losers get under your skin.

150+: Two possibilities – you’ve either out “Dr. Phil-ed” Dr. Phil… or you’re a dirty liar.

What’s Your EQ (Emotional Intelligence Quotient)?