A Reading

Keep his mind on the inner life.  He thinks his conversion is 
something inside him and his attention is therefore chiefly 
turned at present to the states of his own mind--

or rather to that very expurgated version of them which is 
all you should allow him to see.  Encourage this.  Keep his 
mind off the most elementary duties by directing it to the
 most advanced and spiritual ones.  Aggravate that most useful

 human characteristic, the horror and neglect of the obvious.  You 
must bring him to a condition in which he can practise
 self-examination for an hour without discovering any of 
those facts about himself which are perfectly clear to 

anyone who has ever lived in the same house with him or 
worked in the same office.

from The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis

Yikes!  I'm going to try not to fall for this trap today, being caught up in a self-righteous frame of mind, while neglecting the needs of those around me.  On a lighter note, check out the backyard fun we had yesterday afternoon.  I knew that hill would come in handy.  Thank you, Uncle Josh and Aunt Nicole for the perfect Christmas gift.