UUAWOL Quote worth noting

“There is no reason why good cannot triumph as often as evil. The triumph of anything is a matter of organization. If there are such things as angels, I hope that they are organized along the lines of the Mafia.” 

Kurt Vonnegut

UU A Way Of Life ministries index - Life expectancy in developed countries in 2015

• Rank of life expectancy in the U.S. compared to other developed countries in 2015 = last.
• Life expectancy in Japan in 2015 = 84
• Life expectancy in Australia in 2015 = 82.9
• Life expectancy in Canada in 2015 = 82
• Life expectancy in Portugal in 2015 = 81.5
• Life expectancy in Denmark in 2015 = 80.8
• Life expectancy in the U.S. in 2015 = 78.9

My Kind Of Church Music - Everybody Hurts, The Corrs

Ask Alexa - Should I vote?

Alexa: I don't know if I should vote on Nov 6 since the whole system is corrupt and my vote doesn't really matter anyway. Should I vote?

The 1% counts on your cynicism and demoralization, and with voter suppression and hyped up controvery with negative campaigning, the 1% is counting on your not voting because of your disgust with the whole business.

Do you try too hard or not hard enough?

From whence does right action come?

It does not come from trying too hard.
It does not come from getting too far out ahead of others.
If we become missionaries we will be eaten by cannibals.

We have to take things where they're at, not where we want them to be.

We have to know when to hold em and know when to fold em.

There is a time to lean in and a time to step back.

Repect for the balance which the situation calls for is an attribute of wisdom.

Be alert and go with the flow.

Unitarian Universalists covenant together to affirm and promote a respect for the interdependent web of all existence.

UUAWOL quote worth noting - Growing old

“So first we have to understand what I mean by ‘life.’ It must not be simply growing old, it must be growing up. And these are two different things.”

Osho, Maturity: The Responsibility of Being Oneself, p.ix

UU A Way Of Life Ministries Index - How religious involvement impacts lying in Gen Z

• Percentage of Gen Z who are engaged Christians who say lying is wrong = 77%
• Percentage of Gen Z who identify as cultural Christians who say lying is wrong = 38%
• Percentage of Gen Z who identify as having no faith  who say lying is wrong = 20%