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  %DISEASE LACK BALANCE EXCLUSIVE BODY SPIRIT WHOLE 900315

     Many  diseases of the body may be traced to the  lack
of  a balanced diet and a resultant lack of some essential
component of a balanced diet: vitamins, minerals, protein,
etc.

     When  we  are  preoccupied  with the  symptoms  of  a
disease we often fail to recognize the lack which has  led
to the disease;  we focus upon the symptoms of the disease
and fail to search for what is missing.

     We would do well to develop the ability to search for
lacks which might be playing central roles in our diseases
in a broader sense.

     Our diseases may be rooted in a lack of:

     (1)  Concern   for  communal  integrity  due  to   an
exclusive concern for personal welfare.

     (2)  Concern  for  personal  integrity  due   to   an
exclusive concern for communal law, order and conformity.

     (3)  Adequate nouns, phrases, prepositions, and verbs
with  which  to  point to  realities,   relationships  and
actions.

     (4)  Personal and communal memories and understanding
of the past in terms of which  to  anticipate consequences
of current beliefs, attitudes, choices, and actions.

     (5)  Knowledge  of  reliable  patterns   of   natural
processes  in  terms  of  which  to   anticipate   natural
consequences.

     (6)     Meditation,    reflection,    prayer,     and
consciousness    by   which   to   transcend   collusions,
addictions and codependent behavior patterns.

     (7)  Openness,    honesty,    intimacy,    affection,
dialogue,   listening,  sexuality,  and responsiveness  to
serve as integrative processes.

     (8)  Objectivity, systematics, theory, concentration,
and specialization to deal with technical problems.

     (9)   Wisdom  to  deal honestly with dilemmas   which
are  not technical problems.

     (10)  A  sense of balance and propriety which is  not
rooted  in  conformity,  but in an  understanding  of  the
essence of healthy living.

     When  there is a lack which leads to disease,   there
is  a   lack   of   proper balance;   often  due   to   an
exclusive  concern  for  and attention being  concentrated
upon  some values  and ideals which are regarded as  being
worthy  of exclusive worship to the point of idolatry.

                                                                                                                               
                         (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in      
                    (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy)  
                                                                                                                               
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