4 Provides opportunities to give as well as to receive care by promoting resident participation in the daily round of activities that are necessary to maintain the habitat. 5 Imbues daily life with variety and spontaneity by creating an environment in which unexpected and unpredictable interactions and happenings can take place. De-emphasizes the role of prescription drugs in the residents' daily life and commits these resources to the maintenance and growth of the habitat. 9 Understands that Edenizing is a process, not a program, and that the habitat, once created, should be helped to grow and to develop. 10 Is blessed with leadership that places the need to improve residents' quality of life over and above the inevitable objections to change.
Leadership is the life blood of the process, and nothing can be substituted for it.