This is http://www.essayz.com/a9809051.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.} ========================================================== %ARROGANT SELF RIGHTEOUS CRITICS LEGALISTS JUDGE+980905 %INTIMATE HONEST SECURE PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS GOD+980905 %CONFLICT RESOLUTION PEACE SHALOM HEALTH SERENITY 980905 People who are preoccupied with trying to APPEAR to be better (if not actually better) than others --- sow seeds of conflict, insecurity, defensiveness, arrogance, self-righteousness, criticisms, legalisms, judgementalism, addictions, codependence, disease, sickness, etc. People who are truly dedicated to seeking ways to facilitate and promote both personal and communal integrity in balanced ways --- focus upon what they can do to improve the quality of the personal relationships which they are involved in --- and so sow seeds of conflict resolution, security known as the freedom to be safely vulnerable in hope and honest intimate relationships, cooperation, humility, right-relationships, complements, and the transcendence of: legalisms, judgementalism, addictions, codependence, diseases, and sicknesses. It is essential to shift our focus away from self and other as isolated/alienated individuals to relationships which self and other are involved in --- and what self can do to improve the quality of those relationships --- so that they can be more open, honest, gentle, constructive, creative, cooperative, healthy, intimate, in the transcendence of: legalisms, judgementalism, addictions, codependence, diseases, and sicknesses. (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy) ==========================================================