This is http://www.essayz.com/b0210181.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.} ========================================================== %TRUST COOPERATION AFFIRMATIONS WORDS DEEDS LOVE+021018 %PROMISES PROTESTATION BALANCE CIVILITY COMMITMENTS+021018 %MUTUALITY HOSPITALITY DOMINATION CONTROL OBEDIENCE+021018 %COHERENT COMPLEMENTARY PERFECTION PURITY MISTAKES+021018 %ELIMINATION FLAWS ERRORS FAILURES DEVILS DISEASE 021018 True trust and cooperation depend upon: 1. Affirmations in word and deed; more so than upon negations of any kind. 2. Coherence between affirmations in word and deed; more so than upon extremity of affirmations in either word or deed. 3. Demonstrations of being long-term trust-worthy and cooperative --- more so than upon short-term promises and/or protestations. 4. Balance and civility; more so than upon isolated major commitments, sacrifices and conformities to any few formal standards. 5. Gracious mutuality and hospitality; more so than upon outstanding domination, controls and obedience. 6. Humble commitments to and demonstrations of beliefs in coherent sets of complementary ideals, values, principles and policies; more so than upon outstanding commitments to and demonstrations of beliefs in purity and perfection via the elimination of all flaws, mistakes and imperfections. 7. Humble commitments to and demonstrations of personal and communal integrities; more so than upon the ostentatious worship of (and/or offering of major sacrifices to) isolated ideals, values, leaders and/or groups. 8. Flexibility and robustness in approaching new opportunities and challenges; more so that upon eternal rigidity in sticking to a formal program or a set of conformal beliefs, practices and rituals. 9. Resolving conflicts between/among ideals, values, principles, policies and their personal incarnations --- through balanced listening, dialogue, and cooperative efforts; more so than through the unilateral use of force, coercion, intimidation, threats, terrorism, violence and wars. 10. Working for the distribution of the fruits of our labors in ways which promote both personal and communal integrities; more so than in ways which concentrate the fruits into the hands of the most dominant, egotistical, self-centered and narcissistic leaders. 11. Intentionally neglecting some traditional and/or required disintegrative-activities (contentiousness, domination, controls, judgementalism, etc.) --- in favor of some non-traditional and/or informal activities (balanced listening, dialogue, cooperative efforts, etc.). (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy) ==========================================================