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   %RIGHTEOUS PATTERNS WORDS CONCEPTS RELATIONSHIPS+030924
            %DIALOGUE OPEN HONEST AUTHENTIC HEALTHY+030924
         %INTEGRITIES PERSONAL ACCEPTED SUBSERVIENT+030924
                     %RESPECT HONOR LOVE DOMINATION+030924
                        %SYSTEM VICTIM DISEASE HELL 030924
                                                          
     When we think/talk about being "righteous"  there are
many patterns of words which come to mind:                
                                                          
     1.  Being in  right relationships  with others; i.e.,
engaged regularly in open and honest-  dialogue with those
whom we  admire because  they  are  authentic  and healthy
human beings as they/we  demonstrate both our personal and
communal integrities.                                     
                                                          
     2.  Being  "accepted"   by  those whom  we  "respect"
because of what they have achieved, own, possess, dominate
and/or control.                                           
                                                          
     3.  Being subservient  to and in the  service  of ---
people who are more powerful, wealthy and/or more dominant
than we are.                                              
                                                          
     4.  Being  subservient  to and in the  service  of  a
program  or set of ideals/values which guide our lives  as
individuals  and as neighbors working together in  support
of our cause, group, army, etc.                           
                                                          
     5.  Being in the service of some "Domination System",
"Powers That Be",  "Collusion", "Addicts/Codependents"  or
"Idolatrous System".                                      
                                                          
     6.  Being the victim of some physiological or  mental
dis ease/disease.                                         
                                                          
     Whichever of the  above patterns of words come to our
minds most commonly ---  those words guide how we  respond
to the dysfunctional aspects of our lives and communities.
Some  of  the  above  patterns  of  words  are  tragically
misleading.     Some of them are likely to lead us  toward
liberation and so toward our contributing helpfully to the
healing of ourselves,  each  other,   and our communities.
Who is to say with authentic authority with is which?   Is
what  actually happens because of how we are led ---  more
important  than what we pretend are the right  answers  to
these  questions?    If  so,   what should  we  focus  our
attention upon?                                           
                                                                                                                               
                         (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in      
                    (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy)  
                                                                                                                               
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