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    %RIGHT RELAX REST GUILT SHAME SELF OTHER HONEST 930926

     Sometimes  we  feel  that we do not have  a  right to
relax,   rest  or take care of ourselves  unless  we  have
earned that right  through much taking care of others  and
through  the  consequent granting of permission to  us  by
some   authority  figure.   We  are  operating  out  of  a
dysfunctional  paradigm  when we feel that way.   When  we
feel  that way we are bound to be confused,  manipulative,
resentful and generally not nice people to be around.   We
have  been  manipulated  and  tend to be  manipulative  in
return.

     We  need to recognize that as human beings we need to
relax,  rest and take care of ourselves.   The commandment
to do so on the sabbath is an indication of the importance
of  relaxation,   rest  and  taking  care  of   ourselves.
Tragically  some  people  have perverted  the  commandment
about  resting  on the sabbath and turned the day  into  a
special day of  conformed and/or frantic  religious duties
and  responsibilities;  a  day for religious  business  in
contrast  to  secular business.   The commandment did  not
command us to be religious  in a busy way  on the sabbath.
The commandment  calls upon us to rest and relax;  to quit
our compulsive busy-ness.
                                                                                                                               
                         (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in      
                    (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy)  
                                                                                                                               
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