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 %WISE DECISION ACTION DISTRACTION COLLUSION ADDICT 901111

The enjoyment of the fruits of wise decisions and  actions
depends   upon   not  being  distracted  by   diversionary
considerations  which  tend to block  the  possibility  of
making and following through on wise decisions.

Wisdom is more than information,  knowledge, understanding
and skill. Wisdom involves integrative use of information,
knowledge,  understanding and skill; use which leads to an
increase in personal and communal integrity.

In the absence of wisdom:

  use may not be made of relevant information,
  knowledge, understanding and/or skill; or

  use, which is made, may be disintegrative; or

  joy and satisfaction may be absent, even when
  integrative use is made; or

  wise decisions may be followed by inaction; or

  distractions may undermine the making of wise
  decisions; or

  distractions may undermine wise consideration
  of relevant information, knowledge, understanding,
  and/or skill.

Addicts and their supportive codependents who are  playing
games  of  mutual self deception are unable to  enjoy  the
fruits  of  wise  decisions and actions because  they  are
being distracted by diversionary considerations which tend
to  block the possibility of making and following  through
on wise decisions.

     Addicts  and  their supportive codependents  who  are
playing games of mutual self deception are unable to enjoy
the HONEST fruits of wise decisions and actions;   because
when they are playing such DISHONEST games they are unable
to   HONESTLY   use  reliable   information,    knowledge,
understanding  and skill,  in HONEST ways which lead to an
increase in personal and communal integrity.

The  DISHONESTY of collusions,  addiction and codependence
undermines  wisdom and the sweet fruits of wisdom  through
many distractions which tragically originate in:

     1.  misguided ideals, values, goals, and
     priorities;

     2.  confused concepts and language;

     3.  compulsive habits of mind, heart and
     spirit;

     4.  preoccupation with manipulative procedures
     which violate personal and communal integrity;

     5.  trying to achieve acceptability, respect
     and happiness;

     6.  trying to acquire love, affection, and good
     feelings;

     7.  being preoccupied with techniques without
     due regard to the consequences of such
     preoccupation;

     8.  various forms of exclusivity which
     undermine personal and communal integrity;

     9.  attempts to conform so as to be good and
     avoid being evil.

     10.  regarding God as if He were the most
     informed, knowledgeable, skillful and powerful
     addict; and as prone to manipulation in the
     absence of True wisdom.

The enjoyment of the fruits of wise decisions and  actions
depends   upon   not  being  distracted  by   diversionary
considerations  which  tend to block  the  possibility  of
making   and   thoughtfully  following  through  on   wise
decisions in enjoyable ways.

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