This is http://www.essayz.com/b0301032.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.} ========================================================== %HEALTHY HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS EVOLVE GROW ENGENDER+030103 %GRACIOUS PATTERNS REACHING OUT RESPONDING COURT+030103 %FRIENDSHIP INTIMACY GIVING RECEIVING INITIATING+030103 %ACCEPT CREATIVE THANK ENVISION PRAISE IMAGE GET+030103 %SEXUAL HYPOTHESIS AUTHENTIC AFFIRM SUGGEST FAIL+030103 %DEMONSTRATE IMITATE DESIRE PERMIT OFFER ENJOYED 030103 Healthy human relationships evolve/grow out of gracious patterns of: INITIATIVES RESPONSES initiating accepting giving receiving reaching-out responding creating thanking envisioning praising imaging appreciating imagining encouraging hypothesizing authenticating courting affirming suggesting approving demonstrating imitating desiring permitting offering enjoying approaching tolerating articulating connecting proposing echoing describing welcoming experimenting hosting reporting confirming Words may be meaningfully connected both directly across and diagonally across --- with words suggesting initiatives on the left and responses on the right. In the light of the above suggested patterns of initiation and response; what are the roots of personal and communal: dis-ease, disease, being ill-at-ease, alienation, estrangement, distrust, fear, evil, sin, etc? dishonesty pretentiousness deception arrogance domination self-righteousness covetousness greed imbalance inhibitions exclusivity repressions rejections terrorism extremism threats revenge blockages attacks unilateralisms denigrations insults judgementalism coercion violence violations wars The above elements of personal and communal disintegrations will often feed-back in negative-ways --- in the absence of many elements of healthy-relationships; e.g., in the absence of: regrets, confessions, forgiveness, healing, peacemaking, conflict-resolution, tolerance, discernment, clarifications, and other complementary realities. Recognizing these patterns can play an important role in facilitating and promoting both personal and communal integrity in all communities. (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy) ==========================================================