Equality is the core belief that every human being has identical and absolute worth, dignity and spiritual essence before the divine, regardless of social, physical or external differences

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Alignment is the state of harmony where an individual’s internal thoughts, values and actions perfectly match their deeper soul purpose, higher consciousness or divine will

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Alignment is a deep shared sense of values, purpose and meaning that makes you feel connected without needing to force the relationship

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The two words roam around in my head.  Their meaning together is greater than the sum of their parts.  They both have immense value.

Equality seems to be in the realm of performance: “Better than, worse than, equal” … but I wonder.  The definition I quoted comes closer to how I see it.  Spirit is at the core of each of us. It’s a fire.  It’s a stream.  It’s forever.

“Alignment” … how lovely.  Both within me and between us.  What you see is what you get.  And we interlace our fingers.

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There are many fine words in the world

Here are two