PRIVACY (n.) 1. consists of the actions that sustain life, go unobserved 

                                by others, and are tucked away in identified locations

                           2. its limits are defined by the individual

                           3.  necessary for societal survival

 

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SELF REGULATION (n.)- 1. the ability to monitor and manage one’s

                                                       body, modes of thinking, or behaviors 

                                                  2. often requires specificity and/or awareness 

                                                  3. process that is modulated in frequency, rate,                                                           and extent

 

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PRESERVE (v.) 1. to maintain and restore through release and       

                                    exhaustion

                               2. to keep alive

                               3. holding the world while the world holds you

 

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INTIMACY (n.) 1. the familiarity of being sealed by oneself or another 

                             2. involves a range of care, comfort, and vulnerability 

 

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ALIVENESS (n.) 1. the result of being born full

                                2.  requires drama

                                3.  the state of existing and moving through terrains of life

 

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VISCERAL (adj.) 1. arising from impulse or desired sensation

                                  2.  the ingrained/ innate/ interior

                     (ANT.) logical

 

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EXPECTATION (n.) 1. a formed intention often resulting from opportunity

                                      2. does not require articulation or rational thought

                                      3. trust including a balance of risk and reward

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