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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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Cycles – Seasons

Cycles – Seasons

There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity . . . [The Bible, Ecclesiastes 3:1.] This model presents both work and rest as values. No one can do them both simultaneously, so which ... Read More about Cycles – Seasons

Mutuality – Cooperation

Mutuality – Cooperation

Without the sense of collaborating with like-minded beings in the pursuit of the ever unattainable in art and scientific research, my life would have been empty. [Albert ... Read More about Mutuality – Cooperation

Appreciating Ritual

Appreciating Ritual

Ritual is to values, ideals, practices and the like as roots are to a tree. When people participate in rituals that engage their bodies, emotions, thoughts and sensations, their brains store memories ... Read More about Appreciating Ritual

Living with Meaning

A conception or vision of the sacred is an anchor and a means of orientation as we navigate through life. In the emotions, that anchor is a sense of meaning. "What does my life mean, and why does my ... Read More about Living with Meaning

Embracing Life

Embracing Life

Embracing life is accepting all things as they are, enthusiastically and with open arms. It is a way of approaching life, an attitude. If we will not embrace life as it is, then how will we embrace ... Read More about Embracing Life

Making and Keeping Sacred Vows

Making and Keeping Sacred Vows

A vow is an intention. When I looked again at the titles for today and for this Wednesday, the placement of Beethoven's and Mozart's most solemn masses under commitment fidelity, not under sacred ... Read More about Making and Keeping Sacred Vows

Discontent

Discontent

  Jean Dubuffet, Poiro Zanzibare (1962) Freedom, "that terrible word inscribed on the chariot of the storm," is the motivating principle of all revolutions. Without it, justice seems ... Read More about Discontent

Living in Positive Emotion

Living in Positive Emotion

    Having a good and healthy outlook on life is an essential element of living well. Positive emotions, such as optimism, joyfulness, kindliness and enthusiasm, set a tone for our lives. ... Read More about Living in Positive Emotion

Equal Opportunity – Opportunity In Fact – Economic Justice

Equal Opportunity – Opportunity In Fact – Economic Justice

To be wealthy and honored in an unjust society is a disgrace. (Also stated as: “Riches and honors acquired by unrighteousness, are to me as a floating cloud.”) [Confucius, The Analects, Section 2, ... Read More about Equal Opportunity – Opportunity In Fact – Economic Justice

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