This is http://www.essayz.com/b0705280.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.} ========================================================== %CHOOSING CONTRASTING CONCERNS 070528 %COOPERATION CONTENTIOUSNESS 070528 %COLABORATION DOMINATION 070528 %MUTUALITY EXCLUSIVITY 070528 %GENTLENESS VIOLENCE 070528 %GENEROSITY GREED 070528 Much depends upon how we choose to focus our concerns when we are faced with alternatives suggested by what the follow pairs of words and phrases point to: Complementary-Truths Pretentious-Collusions True-Loves Greedy-Bullies Hospitality Domination Civility Contentiousness Reconciliation Alienation Mutuality Exclusivity True-Dialogue Excommunications Gentle-Cooperation Violent-Objections Integration Destruction Hopeful-Fellowship Hopeless-Polarizations Gracious-Shalom Graceless-Militarism Distributive-Justice Justless-Concentrations Giving-Generously Getting-More-Selfishly Being-Humble-Together Being-Pretentious-Together Serving-Others-Gracefully Dominating-Others-Violently Listening-Patiently Preaching-Contentiously Tolerant-Appreciation Intolerant-Convictions Mutual-Sympathy Mutual-Indifference Empathetic-Concerns Indifferent-Violence Sympathetic-Understanding Indifferent-Confusion Hopeful-Visions Cynical-Fears Hopeful-Liberations Cynical-Confusion Hopeful-Integrities Hopeless-Dichotomies To better focus our attention, we may well ask what fraction of our: time, money, creativity, concerns, fears, anxieties, etc. --- are focused upon each of the above? What sweat-fruits come from each way of focusing our resources? What bitter-fruits come from each way of focusing our resources? What lessons are we learning in the above budgeting processes? How might we better budget our resources; e.g., time, money, creativity, concerns, fears, anxieties, etc. On what authority can we most wisely and prudently decide? Be Graciously-Together in the Many-Ways-of-Shalom. (c) 2007 by Paul A. Smith in "Search for Honesty and Integrity" (On Being Yourself Whole and Healthy) ==========================================================