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%QUALITY LIFE MOTIVATION DRIVE DUTY DESIRE FEAR JOY+960228
 %CURIOUS ANXIETY JOB WORK HUNGER WISH PASSION LOVE 960228

     The quality of life depends greatly upon the  quality
of the motivation(s) which energizes and direct life.

     If life is energized and directed by fears, then life
is  likely  to be of low quality---dominated by  conflicts
and  violence as insecure people seek to achieve  security
by  defensive measures which cannot achieve their intended
state of  "security".     Fears often focus upon possible:
personal rejections,  misfortunes,  mistakes,  criticisms,
isolation, weaknesses,  inadequacies,   etc.  Attending to
such foci rarely leads to personal and communal integrity.

     If life is motivated and directed by external  and/or
internal  duties,  then life is likely to be dominated  by
fears  that the duties are not adequately  fulfilled---and
so life is dominated by  fears  of  some  form of personal
rejection.    Compulsive preoccupations with duties rarely
promote either personal or communal integrity.

     If   life  is  motivated  and  directed  by  personal
curiosity---much depends upon the quality of the  communal
contexts.    Some communal contexts are bound  to  destroy
curiosity and creativity;  for they cannot tolerate honest
curiosity or genuine creativity.    Personal and  communal
integrity are not enjoyed within such contexts.

     When life is dominated by negative emotions; personal
and  communal  disintegration  are  pervasive.    Negative
emotions   include:    anger,   resentment,   frustration,
indignation  and bitterness.   It is dangerous to let  our
lives be dominated  by  such  negative  emotions and/or by
their associated attitudes/assumptions.

     When  life  is  self-centered and  exclusive  in  its
outlook;  life is not meaningful  and/or satisfying.  True
meaning, satisfaction and joy are associated with open and
honest   dialogue;    and  with  being  connected   within
communities  of  integrity  with  people  who  enjoy  both
personal   and  communal  integrity.     Such  people  are
motivated  by  desires to promote  personal  and  communal
integrity---not by self-centered perspectives, assumptions
and attitudes.

     When   life  is  dominated  by  preoccupations   with
prescriptions,  proscriptions and formulas for proper life
styles---there is little joy,  enjoyment,  satisfaction or
integrity.     Life   becomes  a  series  of  trials   and
tribulations  punctuated by judgements,  condemnations and
excommunications---when dominant people's expectations are
not  satisfied.    Life becomes  a series  of  superficial
appearances---rather  than  a colorful fabric  of  reality
which is woven of many diverse threads of integration  and
connection.
                                                                                                                               
                         (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in      
                    (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy)  
                                                                                                                               
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