The religious/philosophical/spiritual community that I identify with the most these days are the Unitarian Universalists. I like how they don’t ask me to leave my brain at the wardrobe, but they also allow space and time for what cannot be rationally explained, for faith and spiritualism.
I thought I’d do the ”Daily Compass” – a daily meditation, moment of introspection – posted by the online UU community “Church of the Larger Fellowship” in October.
So of course I didn’t. ?
Here’s my second attempt. I’m going to post each day’s Compass first, then the one I’m working on to catch up… Hopefully, I’ll stick with that!
Here we go:
October 7:
“Character consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries.”
― James A. MichenerWhat aspects of your personality come out when things aren’t going well?
I get irritable and impatient and snap at people. If I’m not feeling well, I often just need space/time/quiet, not a dozen questions on top of everything else. If things are going really seriously awful, I’m actually better – I manage to keep calm and figure out emergency plans and getting things done after all. I’m no good with laziness and incomptence and shit in between. Of course it also depends on who’s around. I have trust issues and unfortunately one way to find out if I really trust you is that I don’t hide a seriously bad mood. ?
October 1:
“O snail
Climb Mount Fuji
But slowly, slowly!”
― Kobayashi IssaWhat have you accomplished over a long period of time?
I’ve written several novel-length stories. Each took months and months to write.
I’m also dealing with several chronic issues. Living with them is an on-going challenge and I guess also an accomplishment.