You think you do, but you don’t. The tape in your head is playing back the wrong picture, and you’re listening and believing. What I want you to d... is see yourself as I see you, as you really are. I want you to see us in the mirror, see me as I really am, and not as some image that you have.’ Trying to move, she felt his hands tighten.’ Stand still Froo and really look. Tell me what you see.’ Looking in the mirror, a pained expression on her face she looked at herself, ‘I see an overweight,. I didn't try to hear.She turned back to me, put her massive capable hands flat on the desk and lowered herself into her chair."I remember a fable from grade school," I started. "A kindhearted woman is out for a walk on a cold winter's day. She comes across a snake in the path, cold, freezing, dying. Her heart goes out to the dying snake. She picks it up, slips it inside her coat and hurries home. Over the next several days she would feed and cuddle the snake and eventually the snake recovered.. "Where did you get these?" he asked.I would have thought the answer was obvious."I stopped by your house earlier."He was even more surprised that I had my own bag, shoes and ball.I'd made a reservation more than a week ago. Summer is a prime time for leagues and they don't have many lanes available. It wasn't a big deal, but he was amazed by the detail of my planning.If that surprised him, he was even more surprised by my level of skill.Jeff had a killer hook. The ball would sometimes teeter on. I'm going to tell you the rules and I suggest you listen very carefully.Are you listening?' I nodded, heart pounding. ?Rule number one ? you will never lie to me. It will only be a matter of timebefore I discover your lie and I will immediately distribute the evidence ofyour misspent youth to a rather extensive list of interested parties, includingthe tabloids. Is that understood?' ?Yes,' I said softly. ?In case you think you can fool me, may I point out that I am an expert indiscovering.