This Is Our Story

This is Our Story

Humanity United in Action,
Driven By Love and Compassion,
Informed by Science and Reason.

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  • Cycle-of-Life Season
    • 1 Dormancy
      • Week 01: Human Worth
      • Week 02: Universality
      • Week 03: Justice
      • Week 04: Suffering
      • Week 05: Humility
      • Week 06: Avoiding Harm, or Evil
      • Week 07: Engaging the World
      • Week 08: Order
    • 2 Sowing
      • Week 09: Preferences (Desire)
      • Week 10: Autonomy
      • Week 11: Life as a Journey
      • Week 12: Renewal
      • Week 13: Hope and Optimism
      • Week 14: Self-esteem (Self-worth begins)
      • Week 15: Self-confidence
      • Week 16: Independence (Self-competence)
    • 3 Growth
      • Week 17: Our Future
      • Week 18: Honesty
      • Week 19: Obligation in the World
      • Week 20: Duty toward Others
      • Week 21: Awakening
      • Week 22: Obstacles and Opportunities
      • Week 23: Individuality and Community
    • 4 Ripening
      • Week 24: Honoring
      • Week 25: Excellence
      • Week 26: An Ethic of Generous Service
      • Week 27: Openness
      • Week 28: Transcendence
      • Week 29: Wisdom
      • Week 30: Caring
      • Week 31: Courage
      • Week 32: Citizenship
    • 5 Interlude
      • Week 33: Grounding and Well-Roundedness
      • Week 34: Assertiveness
      • Week 35: Restoration
    • 6 Fulfillment
      • Week 36: Creativity
      • Week 37: Truth
      • Week 38: Love
      • Week 39: Faith
      • Week 40: Rebirth
    • 7 Assessing
      • Week 41: Home and the Past
      • Week 42: Vitality
      • Week 43: Self-actualization and Integrity
      • Week 44: Connectedness
      • Week 45: Empowerment
      • Week 46: Equality
    • 8 Harvest and Celebration
      • Week 47: Flourishing
      • Week 48: Focus and Perspective
      • Week 49: Change
      • Week 50: Finding Our Niche
      • Week 51: Accepting / Surrendering
      • Week 52: Living Religiously
      • Week 53: Celebration and Remembrance
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4 Ripening

Being Good and Decent

Being Good and Decent

Basic goodness and decency are foundational in life and ethics. Doing Good is a simple and universal vision. A vision to which each and every one of us can connect and contribute to its ... Read More about Being Good and Decent

Serving

Serving

Living in service to others reflects a high state of ethical attainment. The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others. [attributed to Mahatma Gandhi] Every man, ... Read More about Serving

Appreciating People

Appreciating People

Appreciating people implies valuing, honoring, and admiring them. Beyond understanding is appreciation. When we appreciate people, we value and honor them, in addition to understanding them. This ... Read More about Appreciating People

Caring, and Being Compassionate

Caring, and Being Compassionate

To care about someone is to take action on their behalf, not merely feel what they feel. Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest ... Read More about Caring, and Being Compassionate

Being Kind

Being Kind

Kindness can be seen as generosity of spirit, put into action. . . . that best portion of a man's life, / His little, nameless, unremembered acts /  Of kindness and love. [William Wordsworth] ... Read More about Being Kind

Being Diligent and Meticulous

Being Diligent and Meticulous

Paying careful attention to detail, without fail, sums up the approach that best leads to success. Negligence is their opposite. Beyond mere responsibility, or even reliability, is diligence: the ... Read More about Being Diligent and Meticulous

Exhibiting Facility

Exhibiting Facility

The ability to move quickly through something, seemingly without effort, is the eyebrow-raising characteristic of the person who excels at an activity. It is the ability to do something quickly and ... Read More about Exhibiting Facility

Being Versatile

Being Versatile

Versatility is the ability to do many different - a wide variety of - things. After having played serious drama for so long, I needed to scratch the itch of versatility. [attributed to Noah Wyle] ... Read More about Being Versatile

Taking Initiative – Making a Difference

Taking Initiative – Making a Difference

People can take initiative, and thereby shape their own world, their communities, and the world at large. Initiative . . . is doing the right thing without being told. [Elbert Hubbard] Without ... Read More about Taking Initiative – Making a Difference

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