[Dialogue] Sufficient unto the day is the contradiction there of

[Randy Williams]

Paula, that's a really good insight. We used to identify individualistic over-emphasis as a contradiction. But perhaps it's really the de-emphasis of community that we need to focus on. 
Randy

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On Dec 17, 2012, at 7:16 AM, Paula Philbrook <paula.philbrook at gmail.com> wrote:

> Sufficient unto the day is the contradiction there of. . . . 
> 
> I have carried this phrase in my head since Town Meeting days.  What is the contradiction?  In the Fifth City process we identified the VICTIM IMAGE as the underlying spirit problem or contraction, has that changed in our life times?
> 
> Daughter, Rebekah, writes and is the content editor of Dictionary.com.   They selected bluster as the word of the year for 2012.  (follow this link if you want to read about it- http://hotword.dictionary.com/bluster/)  In the article, she says you cannot solve a problem until you articulate it.  Is that right?
> 
> The culture of drugs, guns, domestic violence, excess consumption, and bullying, all point to a similar underlying contradiction-deep personal isolation coupled with a vacuum or absence of community has produced a mindset of  "super" power individuals.   The individual is more important than the whole. 
> 
> The victim image was from the Freedom section of RSI, I keep thinking this contradiction is related to the last section, the CHURCH.  There is no WE.
> 
> Paula
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> Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.
> Melody Beattie
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