add reality acceptance section

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@@ -20,6 +20,20 @@ Every contributor and their contributions and achievements are recognised.
 This further encourages people to contribute; they feel welcome, and their
 efforts valued.
 
+## Reality is acknowledged and accepted
+
+Denial of reality is the quickest way to kill the effectiveness of an
+organisation.  Acceptance and acknowledgement of the facts, without
+judgement, subsequently allows analysis to take place so that corrections
+can be applied.
+
+To reach a goal, it is necessary to have four things: (1) a model (2)
+observations of reality (3) a comparative analysis system and
+(4) a corrective feedback loop.  Whilst (1, 3 and 4) are sufficiently
+obvious and objective that nobody really thinks much of them, when
+things get hard it is often challenging for people to objectively face
+reality, particularly if other Systemic Laws are being violated as well.
+
 ## Everyone is respected and honoured, past and present
 
 When someone leaves a project, particularly under less than ideal circumstances,