...and a Bard Chimes In....
I like this so much I am going to share it here. As many of you know, I am a UU Pagan, and the UU Church is not credal, but covenental....we don't vow obedience to dogma, we instead covenant with one another to keep certain promises. (so since it's not dogma, some people call it catma. figures.) The following, therefore is about as close as UUs ever get to "thou shalt/not..." In the spirit of 666, which adds up to nine, a magical number in its own right... I share with you: (drum roll here please!)
The 10 Suggestions
These wonderful ideas were created by Arthur Severance, a UU minister, presently the pastor of First Unitarian Universalist Church in San Antonio. Thanks to him for putting these in an accessible place on his web site. I am impressed by them and am hereby convenanting to consider them carefully, and adhere to them. Or decide on a damn good reason if I choose not to.
Chao!
The 10 Suggestions
- Find Out who you really are and what you want out of life; then find out what life wants out of you. Find your own way to be religious.
- Give up the need to be right( usually you're not!). When there is stress in your relationship, find your part of the blame and admit it; be the first to apologize, and then change that part of your behavior.
- Cultivate love all around you; develop and nurture a deep and profound love of life and people.
- Be slow to anger and quick to forgive. Grudges are much too heavy to carry around, and they tend to multiply the longer that we hold them.
- Take care of your heart, mind, and body - practice love, intellectual stimulation, and physical health.
- Find a way to make the world a better, happier, more loving and just place for you having lived in it.
- Beware the "sin" of cynicism; attempt to see the positive instead, and avoid putting others down.
- Be kind to animals- yes, but also to each other, your elders, yourself and to all people, Be kind to Mother Earth.
- Have lots of fun; don't work too hard, and don't take life too seriously. No one on their death bed wishes they had put in more hours working.
- Learn to truly share, working for social justice in the world and relational justice in your relationships.
These wonderful ideas were created by Arthur Severance, a UU minister, presently the pastor of First Unitarian Universalist Church in San Antonio. Thanks to him for putting these in an accessible place on his web site. I am impressed by them and am hereby convenanting to consider them carefully, and adhere to them. Or decide on a damn good reason if I choose not to.
Chao!