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   %VISION VIEW SEE NEW BLINDNESS IMAGE PICTURE JOY+940515
 %PARADIGM ATTITUDE ASSUMPTION BELIEF HOPE LAW RULE+940515
   %HEAL WHOLE INTEGRITY HURT PUNISH CONTROL MANAGE 940515

     Often we  have  too limited a sense  of the essential
components  of visions, both old and new.  Visions usually
entail a picture,  image,  or view of how reality might be
different  for people  of  integrity  in  communities   of
integrity.   There are,  however,    essential  components
which  are  not  suggested  by  words such  as  "picture",
"image"   and "view."    Such essential components  of  an
integrative  vision  may  be pointed to by words  such  as
"attitude",  "assumption", "belief",  "hope",  "approach",
"desire",    "affection",   "intimacy",   "vulnerability",
"safety",  "trust", "gift", "security";  and other similar
words which are suggestive  of  healthy  communities where
responses  to  mistakes and failures promote  healing  and
integration; rather than attack, hurt and disintegration.

     Too  often our visions entail pictures,   images  and
views of how things and people should be and act when they
are perfected.    Such visions invite  manipulative people
among us to try to control things and people among us---in
the  manner  of  collusive  addicts  and  their supportive
codependents.   Many  people  accept the invitations which
are implicit in  such  disintegrative visions.  We need to
promote  integrative  visions  which do  not  issue   such
invitations to manipulators of people and things. They are
eager to accept such invitations and  to try to take  over
and control the course of physical and human events.  They
often  see  themselves as God's agents  and God's  judges.
They  view  themselves as free of  the  complex  reflexive
motivations and guidance of  true love, power and justice-
--all  of  which are present in the presence of  the  Holy
Spirit  within   us and within  our most  sacred and  holy
relationships.
                                                                                                                               
                         (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in      
                    (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy)  
                                                                                                                               
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