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 %DYSFUNCTIONAL SOCIETY ADDICT CODEPEND SELF ESTEEM 910204

     The  members  of an unhealthy  dysfunctional  society
seek   to    ground  their  self  esteem  in   their   own
achievements and what they control.

     The  members  of a healthy functional  society  enjoy
self esteem  because  of  the gifts of love  freely  given
and freely received.

     The members  of an un-healthy  dysfunctional  society
cannot  achieve by their own efforts the self esteem which
they  seek,   regardless  of the focus of  their  efforts:
achievements,  control, emotions, faith, belief,  rituals,
charity,   generosity,  service,  conquest,   exploration,
knowledge, understanding, predictions, etc.

     The  members  of a healthy functional  society  enjoy
self esteem  through the gifts they have been freely given
and  have   freely  received---and so are  free  to  enjoy
whatever they achieve,   control, feel, believe, do, give,
explore,   know,    understand,   and  anticipate   within
their  human limitations.

     The members of an unhealthy dysfunctional society  do
not honestly know each other,  fear to be known,  and fear
to  know.   They fear the truth about themselves and  each
other, hide it, and hide from it.

     The members of a healthy functional society are  free
to  know  the truth about themselves and  each  other; and
enjoy  each  other  in the light of the truth  about  each
other.  They know that knowing the truth will help them be
free to be themselves,  and to enjoy themselves in  honest
fellowship with each other.

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