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When you are [[reflecting]] upon [[events]] that have transpired in your [[life]] that do not amount to praiseworthy [[values]], this is the best time to, rather than go into an [[evaluative]] cycle that diminishes your [[worth]], that you instead bring to [[mind]] those [[attributes]] of [[God]] that you [[aspire]] to, to immerse yourself in the joy of your [[recognition]] of its worth and begin to [[accommodate]] what you acknowledge into your own [[actions]]. It is a positive shift away from rather than the painful [[indulgence]] into the [[event]] you found to be disruptive of your [[growth]]. In the end it contributes to your growth.

When you are [[reflecting]] upon [[events]] that have transpired in your [[life]] that do not amount to praiseworthy [[values]], this is the best time to, rather than go into an [[evaluative]] cycle that diminishes your [[worth]], that you instead bring to [[mind]] those [[attributes]] of [[God]] that you [[aspire]] to, to immerse yourself in the joy of your [[recognition]] of its worth and begin to [[accommodate]] what you acknowledge into your own [[actions]]. It is a positive shift away from rather than the painful [[indulgence]] into the [[event]] you found to be disruptive of your [[growth]]. In the end it contributes to your growth.

[[Urantia]] has been taught the philosophy of [http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/dog+eat+dog dog eat dog] in its [[Part 3|confused evolution]], that where you can [[dominate]] or succeed at the expense of another, you have more [[power]], more [[abilities]], greater [[freedom]]. This philosophy is not one we teach. Rather we value [[collective]] [[support]]. I bring this up because I desire to emphasize that it is [[good]] that you [[praise]] each other, that the [[brotherhood]] is as worthy of [[praise]] as is [[the Father]] for the good that is [[attained]] in each [[soul]]. Again I repeat that this praise is best undertaken when you combine it with the desire to become identified with those praiseworthy [[traits]]. [[Mankind]] would benefit from more [[encouragement]] from each other. It would help to dispel the [[intense]] [[competitiveness]] that seeks to gain at the expense of another and would contribute to your [[mutual]] upliftment.

[[Urantia]] has been taught the philosophy of [https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/dog+eat+dog dog eat dog] in its [[Part 3|confused evolution]], that where you can [[dominate]] or succeed at the expense of another, you have more [[power]], more [[abilities]], greater [[freedom]]. This philosophy is not one we teach. Rather we value [[collective]] [[support]]. I bring this up because I desire to emphasize that it is [[good]] that you [[praise]] each other, that the [[brotherhood]] is as worthy of [[praise]] as is [[the Father]] for the good that is [[attained]] in each [[soul]]. Again I repeat that this praise is best undertaken when you combine it with the desire to become identified with those praiseworthy [[traits]]. [[Mankind]] would benefit from more [[encouragement]] from each other. It would help to dispel the [[intense]] [[competitiveness]] that seeks to gain at the expense of another and would contribute to your [[mutual]] upliftment.

Now I would make one more point on this [[topic]], and that is the [[ability]] to [[praise]] oneself. This is not easy for many, for it appears often as an [[expression]] of pride. I do not intend to encourage you to be [[boastful]], rather I encourage you to be alert, to acknowledge your accomplishments that you not lose [[sight]] of your [[attainment]], for it [[motivates]] you for the [[future]]. Where the [[danger]]--to use a strong word--in praise of another for [[the Father]] is that you will downplay your worth and [[value]] as a [[personality]], and that you best, in praise, identify with that being praised.

Now I would make one more point on this [[topic]], and that is the [[ability]] to [[praise]] oneself. This is not easy for many, for it appears often as an [[expression]] of pride. I do not intend to encourage you to be [[boastful]], rather I encourage you to be alert, to acknowledge your accomplishments that you not lose [[sight]] of your [[attainment]], for it [[motivates]] you for the [[future]]. Where the [[danger]]--to use a strong word--in praise of another for [[the Father]] is that you will downplay your worth and [[value]] as a [[personality]], and that you best, in praise, identify with that being praised.