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   %KIND HELPFUL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN AMONG SELF SIN 031020
%OTHERS GOD WILLING GRACE PEACE HONOR GOODS HONESTY 031020
%VALUES IDEAL PRINCIPLES ADMIRABLE HONORABLE ACCEPT 031020
%ACCEPT SHAKE FOUNDATION BEING WHOLE HEALTH THINKER 031020
 %INTEGRITY INTEGRATIONS UNIFORMITY CONFORMITY EVIL 031020
%PRETEND ARROGANT SELF RIGHTEOUSNESS SALVATION FAIL 031020

     There  are  many  kinds  of differences between/among
people,  their relationships,  their communities,  ideals,
values, principles, etc. ---  which are:  good, admirable,
honorable,   acceptable,   desirable,   proper,    needed,
necessary,  helpful,  etc.   Uniformity and conformity are
not  always  "good".   Diversity and  creativity  are  not
inherently "evil".    Neither simplicity nor complexity is
inherently "good" or "evil".

     In order for us ourselves to HELPFULLY:

     discern,   recognize,   name,  describe,  tell,  say,
clarify,  articulate, write,  discuss,  facilitate  and/or
promote ALL that is ---

     good,  admirable,  honorable,  acceptable, desirable,
proper, needed, necessary, helpful, etc. ---

     we need to TRANSCEND our own EXCLUSIVE PREOCCUPATIONS
with MISLEADING ---

     conFORMity,    uniFORMity,   ideal-FORMs,   FORMulas,
preSCRIPTions, proSCRIPTions, ancient-SCRIPTures, SCRIPTs,
ancient-proprieties,     ancient-goods,    ancient-ideals,
ancient-gods, ancient-idols, ancient-conventions, ancient-
rituals, etc.

     It has been said that God is making all things new.

     We  cannot  repent without joining God in  making all
things new.

     We  cannot  be  honest and authentic  people  without
being open and honest with  each  other about how we,  our
relationships and our conceptions of God  are all changing
---   as  we  grow  and  participate  in  God's  works  of
creativity.    Neither  we,   nor  our  relationships  and
conceptions  of  God  are eternal or unchanging.     If we
pretend  otherwise  --- we  and  our  relationships   lack
integrity,   and  we and our relationships disintegrate in
tragic ways.  Be aware-of and beware-of people who pretend
otherwise.    They  and their ways are dangerous and their
RELATIONSHIPS  are evil RELATIONSHIPS;  even  though  they
AS-INDIVIDUALS are  not  INHERENTLY  evil,  and  cannot be
INHERENTLY evil.

     In order to be well-integrited, healthy, well, and to
enjoy shalom  ---  we need to LEARN-TOGETHER how  to JOIN-
TOGETHER   in  cooperative  diagnostic-procedures  through
which to  discern  which of our RELATIONSHIPS  are  truly:
good, admirable, honorable, acceptable, desirable, proper,
needed,  necessary, helpful, etc.  If we think that we are
individually inherently superior;   we are not.     If  we
think   that  our neighbors  are  inherently  evil,   they
are   not.    Such  thoughts  mislead  us  into inherently
EVIL-RELATIONSHIPS.

     Our  most profound and important differences  pertain
to  the   diverse   ways   in  which  we  are (or are NOT)
ALIENATED-FROM  or  WELL-INTEGRATED  WITHIN-OURSELVES  and
WITHIN  our diverse RELATIONSHIPS ---   due to our diverse
forms   of:   arrogance,   self-righteousness,      greed,
narcissism,    dishonesty, collusions,   addictions;   and
our   diverse    froms      of:    humility,     meekness,
generosity,  hospitality,   civility,  authenticity,   and
accurate descriptions.   Think on these things.

                                                                                                                               
                         (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in      
                    (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy)  
                                                                                                                               
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