A Course In Miracles and Unitarian Universalism - The need to be right.

The need to be right makes us miserable. It puts us in a judgmental mood where everything that is said, and done, and happens to us, gets compared to our sense of how things should be. The more certain we become, the more judgmental, the more miserable we are. We are acting like God and deciding how the universe should behave for our satisfaction.

Who made us God? How is the decision that we made to be God, often unconscious, working for us?

Unitarian Universalists are a curious bunch of folks who can tolerate a great deal of ambiguity because they require no allegiance to a creed or assent to any orthodox dogma but rather affirm and promote the free and responsible search for truth and meaning.

Compassion is a form of kindness

Osho - What's the difference between dignity and ego?

Unitarian Universalists covenant together to affirm and promote the inherent worth and dignity of every person. What is this quality we call dignity?

Ask Alexa - Why do I keep looking for love in all the wrong places?

Alexa: Why do I keep looking for love in all the wrong places?

Because you have been seduced by marketers and other members of society to think that external things, called "idols," will make you happy.

Alexa: What happens when you leave kittens in a parking lot?

They become kitty litter.

Spiritual practice of the day - Talk with someone face to face

Meet with people face to face and give them your full attention. Refrain from the hurried text and email. Sharing information electronically is fine but it is not a substitute for looking into someone's eyes which are the doorway to the soul.

Ask Alexa: Why do I feel like a bottomless pit?

Alexa: Why do I always seek more? No matter what, it seems that whatever I have is never good enough.

The bottomless pit created by the worship of idols never satisfies and until you realize that God loves you and brothers and sisters abundantly you will be haunted by the hungry ghosts.

Alexa: Did you hear about the three legged dog who walked into a bar and said to the bartender, "Hey, mister, I am looking for the man who shot my paw."

Spiritual practice of the day - Common courtesy

Hold the door open for the person behind you. Let someone go ahead of you in line. Give someone without a smile one of yours. It is the small things that make a difference to oneself and to others. Common courtesy and politeness can make a huge difference in the quality of life we experience in the world.