This is http://www.essayz.com/a9404211.htm Previous-Essay <== This-Essay ==> Following-Essay Click HERE on this line to find essays via Your-Key-Words. {Most frequent wordstarts of each essay will be put here.} ========================================================== %CONCENTRATE FOCUS ATTENTION EXCLUSIVE VALUE IDEA 940421 We need to be cautious in the presence of leaders who tend to concentrate/focus attention exclusively upon realities which are external to us: objects, authorities, rules, regulations, consensuses, prohibitions, prescriptions, judgments, etc. We may more safely be in the presence of leaders who are inclusive, welcoming people who affirm a balanced spectrum of perceptions and who direct attention in such ways as to include consideration of personal reflections regarding internal reflexive realities suggested by the following personal words: attitudes, assumptions, hopes, desires, fears, emotions, diseases, anxieties, spirits and presence. We need to be cautious in the presence of leaders who focus upon reducing/limiting opportunities, and seeking to regulate or control other people. Such people promote conflict and violence. We may more safely be in the presence of truthful leaders who seek to facilitate open and honest dialogue about: personal experiences, attitudes, assumptions, hopes, desires, fears, emotions, diseases, anxieties. Such truthful leaders facilitate listening, sharing, communication, responsiveness, connecting, cooperation, intimacy and conflict resolution. (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy) ==========================================================