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From: Dan Bennack <dbennack@SUL-ROSS-1.SULROSS.EDU>
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Subject: Words of Encouragement
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To All My Colleagues and Friends Who Labor at the Love of Conservation:

1. So that we may further learn to cooperate, and hurdle the obstacles of 
   fear that impede our good works...

	Human beings live their lives as though every decision they make
affects their ability to survive, and that everyone else's decisions and
interests compete with one's own ability to survive.  This breeds chronic
fear and anxiety, collectively and individually. 

	I don't believe in "decisions" any more.  The motivation to
"decide" is harmful if the underlying mentality and psychological state is
a fearful, "choose or die".  Such a mind set, especially when cooperation
and synergy are called for, is counter-productive.  It requires vigiliance
to guard one's mind against such decision-making processes when the
unconcious intentions behind them are rooted in unrecognized fear. 

	I prefer to believe that one is guided, throughout a lifetime, to
recognize truth in every situation and in every being.  That the Universe
is safe, friendly, and abundant.  "Decisions" in this experiential frame
of mind are merely points of growth and expansion.  They show when you've
gained greater conciousness, clarity, and awareness of truth.  They show
that you listen for guidance from higher sources and act upon it as you
recognize it.  They can be effectively shared because they are essentially
non-threatening, and can be generally recognized by others as such.  They 
form a sound basis for group cooperation.

2. So that we may remember to relax with our work...(thanks, Julie!)

	"The best stuff comes out of play...If you think about it, PLAY is 
learning in its purest form, unencumbered by academia, textbooks, and 
rules.  In play you make your own rules as you go along; and THAT is the 
truth, essence, and experience of BEING...I am alive, reacting and 
thinking as I go along."

May your life's work be filled with wonder, joy, truth, and loving 
service to others!

Sincerely,

Dan E. Bennack, Ph.D.
Biology Department
Sul Ross State University
Alpine, TX 79832
dbennack@sul-ross-1.sulross.edu

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