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Living a UU Life

Living a UU Life. In ten Easy Steps. Olympia Brown 1835-1926. Michael Servetus 1511-1553. “All my yearning spirit craves, Is bury me not in a land of slaves.”. Frances Ellen Watkins Harper 1825 - 1911. Toribio Quimada 1930? - 1988. Living a UU Life. In ten Easy Steps.

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Living a UU Life

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  1. Living a UU Life In ten Easy Steps

  2. Olympia Brown 1835-1926

  3. Michael Servetus 1511-1553

  4. “All my yearning spirit craves, Is bury me not in a land of slaves.” Frances Ellen Watkins Harper 1825 - 1911

  5. Toribio Quimada 1930? - 1988

  6. Living a UU Life In ten Easy Steps

  7. How do you do UU?

  8. Ten Steps of a Balanced UU Life • Speak your truth • Get in touch with the Big-ness of the universe • Get a chalice and light it regularly • Affirm the worth and dignity of yourself and others • Practice Virtue • Commit to a UU congregation • Converse with someone who isn’t • Matter • Honor the Sabbath and keep it holy • Make a Pilgrimage

  9. Ten Steps of a Balanced UU Life • Speak your truth • Get in touch with the Big-ness of the universe • Get a chalice and light it regularly • Affirm the worth and dignity of yourself and others • Practice Virtue • Commit to a UU congregation • Converse with someone who isn’t • Matter • Honor the Sabbath and keep it holy • Make a Pilgrimage

  10. Step One: Speak Your Truth

  11. Speak Your Truth • Say it out loud • Make a timeline of your religious history • Cherish your doubts • Thisibelieve.org • Go to a UU congregation • Speak your truth to a good listener

  12. Ten Steps of a Balanced UU Life • Speak your truth • Get in touch with the Big-ness of the universe • Get a chalice and light it regularly • Affirm the worth and dignity of yourself and others • Practice Virtue • Commit to a UU congregation • Converse with someone who isn’t • Matter • Honor the Sabbath and keep it holy • Make a Pilgrimage

  13. Step Two: Get in Touch with the Big-ness of the Universe

  14. Kurt Vonnegut 1922 - 2007

  15. Get in Touch with the Wow!!! Of the Universe • Go for a walk • Surround yourself with story • Cook a meal • Exercise • Meditate • Fall in Love a Little Every Day

  16. Ten Steps of a Balanced UU Life • Speak your truth • Get in touch with the Big-ness of the universe • Get a chalice and light it regularly • Affirm the worth and dignity of yourself and others • Practice Virtue • Commit to a UU congregation • Converse with someone who isn’t • Matter • Honor the Sabbath and keep it holy • Make a Pilgrimage

  17. Step Three: Get a Chalice and Light it Regularly

  18. Light a Chalice with… • A moment of silence • Read a reading • Say one thing you’re grateful for • Just say what’s on your mind

  19. Ten Steps of a Balanced UU Life • Speak your truth • Get in touch with the Big-ness of the universe • Get a chalice and light it regularly • Affirm the worth and dignity of yourself and others • Practice Virtue • Commit to a UU congregation • Converse with someone who isn’t • Matter • Honor the Sabbath and keep it holy • Make a Pilgrimage

  20. Step Four: Affirm the Worth and Dignity of Yourself and Others

  21. Affirm the Worth and Dignity of Yourself and Others • Treat each person as important • Practice ethical eating • Loving kindness meditation • Spend five minutes thinking about someone else • Offer hospitality • See every person as a possible Messiah

  22. Ten Steps of a Balanced UU Life • Speak your truth • Get in touch with the Big-ness of the universe • Get a chalice and light it regularly • Affirm the worth and dignity of yourself and others • Practice Virtue • Commit to a UU congregation • Converse with someone who isn’t • Matter • Honor the Sabbath and keep it holy • Make a Pilgrimage

  23. Step Five: Practice Virtue

  24. Practice Virtue • Random acts of kindness and senseless beauty • Give away a regular amount • Cherish the opportunity for an apology • Cultivate gratitude • Name the virtues you want

  25. Ten Steps of a Balanced UU Life • Speak your truth • Get in touch with the Big-ness of the universe • Get a chalice and light it regularly • Affirm the worth and dignity of yourself and others • Practice Virtue • Commit to a UU congregation • Converse with someone who isn’t • Matter • Honor the Sabbath and keep it holy • Make a Pilgrimage

  26. Step Six: Commit to a Unitarian Universalist Congregation

  27. Commit to a UU Congregation • Join a UU congregation • Make a pledge • Teach our children well • Turn it outward • Give the “Extra 10”

  28. Ten Steps of a Balanced UU Life • Speak your truth • Get in touch with the Big-ness of the universe • Get a chalice and light it regularly • Affirm the worth and dignity of yourself and others • Practice Virtue • Commit to a UU congregation • Converse with someone who isn’t • Matter • Honor the Sabbath and keep it holy • Make a Pilgrimage

  29. Step Seven: Converse with Someone who Isn’t

  30. Converse with Someone who Isn’t • Get to know your neighbors • Attend cultural days • Consciously speak about difference • Interview an elder • Sit next to someone you don’t know

  31. Ten Steps of a Balanced UU Life • Speak your truth • Get in touch with the Big-ness of the universe • Get a chalice and light it regularly • Affirm the worth and dignity of yourself and others • Practice Virtue • Commit to a UU congregation • Converse with someone who isn’t • Matter • Honor the Sabbath and keep it holy • Make a Pilgrimage

  32. Step Eight: Matter

  33. Matter • Seek relational power • Join a covenant group • Write a letter • Make time for your relationships • Find people who are already helping, and join in

  34. Ten Steps of a Balanced UU Life • Speak your truth • Get in touch with the Big-ness of the universe • Get a chalice and light it regularly • Affirm the worth and dignity of yourself and others • Practice Virtue • Commit to a UU congregation • Converse with someone who isn’t • Matter • Honor the Sabbath and keep it holy • Make a Pilgrimage

  35. Step Nine: Honor the Sabbath and Keep it Holy

  36. Honor the Sabbath

  37. Ten Steps of a Balanced UU Life • Speak your truth • Get in touch with the Big-ness of the universe • Get a chalice and light it regularly • Affirm the worth and dignity of yourself and others • Practice Virtue • Commit to a UU congregation • Converse with someone who isn’t • Matter • Honor the Sabbath and keep it holy • Make a Pilgrimage

  38. Step Ten: Make a Pilgrimage

  39. Make a Pilgrimage to… • General Assembly & District Meetings • Another UU congregation • A place you come from • As far as you can walk • A goodness expedition

  40. Ten Steps of a Balanced UU Life • Speak your truth • Get in touch with the Big-ness of the universe • Get a chalice and light it regularly • Affirm the worth and dignity of yourself and others • Practice Virtue • Commit to a UU congregation • Converse with someone who isn’t • Matter • Honor the Sabbath and keep it holy • Make a Pilgrimage

  41. ““We Forgive ourselves and each other, we begin again in love”

  42. Living a UU Life In ten Easy Steps Thank you!!!

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