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In the wake of the passage of the U.S. health insurance reform bill this week, a new wave of violence threats and actions have erupted here in the States. Republican House Minority Leader, John Boehner rightly said that "Violence and threats are unacceptable. That's not the American way."

"Anything false always brings an equally false countermeasure." ~ From a Pathwork® lecture

Is not this equal-but-opposite falseness exactly what is being perpetrated on us each and every day by ideological extremists in politics, religion, business, marketing, the economy and the media?

Is this not the essence of most political campaigns? Of most attempts at legislation? Of most marketing campaigns?

I'm not proud of it but I confess to having gone back and forth all my life between rebelling against my to-do list and feeling like a slave to it. The only thing that has saved my bacon is my ability to quickly generate high quality material when I'm under the gun. Granted, I've been prolific in my life, but I used to be prolific at the expense of my own wellbeing, life balance and time with loved ones.

Below is a story from an e-newsletter my wife and I receive from a restaurant where we enjoy eating breakfast. It's a completely unpretentious place with consistently delicious food and a delightful serving staff, located right across from the ocean here in San Diego. The article is about the manager's exasperation over an incident that recently occurred at the restaurant. As you're about to read, she describes how she and her staff handled an utter absence of everyday integrity on the part of a couple of restaurant patrons.