KEYS **** To Graciously-Mitigate Our-Own-Alienative-conflicts- - - we must recognize what is ABSENT- from-our-lives - - - and cooperate in regenerating the Gracious-Presence of what is ABSENT; e.g.: Open-and-Honest-Dialogue Modesty Honesty Hospitality Humility Meekness Generosity Kindness Sensitivity Sympathy Empathy Reflexivity Meditation Prayer Shalom Cooperation Colaboration How well we Mitigate Our-Own-Alienative-Conflicts - - - depends greatly upon how well we can accurately-and-reliably describe OUR-OWN REFLEXIVE-RELATIONSHIPS to-ourselves-and-each-other Our-Own-Experiences which impinge upon Our-Own: Self-Esteem, Self-Respect, Self-Perceptions, Self-Regard, Personal-Integrity, Communal-Integrity, Authenticity, Coherence, Self-Understanding; and upon our Desires-to-WIN Collusive-Games-of-Mutual-Self-Deception. Our-Own-Reflexive-Relationships include Our-Relationships-With: Other-People Our-Possessions Our-Money-and-Wealth Sexual-Desires Sexual-Fantasies Sexual-Repressions Religious-Beliefs Religious-Rituals Religious-Dogmas Family-Members Our-Self-Image Our: Ideals, Values, Principles, Virtues Failures, Accidents and Tragedies Descriptions of others Descriptions of Objective: Facts, Relationships, Processes, Predictions, Expectations Descriptions of self Descriptions of Reflexive: Realities, Relationships, Processes, Expectations, etc. Descriptions of Our-Own: Ideals, Values, Principles, Virtues, Hopes, Priorities, Life-Styles, etc. Descriptions of Others': Ideals, Values, Principles, Virtues, Hopes, Priorities, Life-Styles, etc. Descriptions of Others Whom We: Admire, Respect, Honor, Trust, Emulate, and want to be working with. Descriptions of how we can help each other to Mitigate Our-Own Alienative-Conflicts in Shalom's-Ways-of-LOVE. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To the extent that honest, accurately-and-reliably described Reflexive-Insights ARE-ABSENT from our lives, - - - We cannot truly Mitigate Our-Own-Alienative-Conflicts. In the continuation of such ABSENCES - - - we are doomed to alienation from each other - - - to the extent that we pride ourselves on always being objective in our relationships with each other - - - as we WIN our Collusive-Games-of-Mutual-Self-Deceptions. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In the presence of GREED; it is nearly-impossible to make any truly: Reliable and Accurate-Objective-Statements: About "What/Who is Enough". About "What/Who is Sufficiently-objective". About "What/Who is Sufficiently-analytic". About "What/Who is Sufficiently-Domineering". About "What/Who is Tolerable". About "What/Who is Pure-enough". About "When MORE Generates-Alienative-Conflicts". About "What is Long-Term-Sustainable".