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We all believe stuff. What do you believe?

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Engagements: go to a play, a dance concert, a spoken word event, a music concert, a sports event, a church or synagogue, or mosque or Buddhist religious service, a student org conversation, and pretty much any gathering of humans will do. While there, and even on the way there, look for signs, symbols, words, actions, and deeds that illustrate the beliefs of the people attending the event. It could be a poster or a banner or something visible, a tee shirt even, and it can be what people are talking about and how they are behaving. Document everything you see and hear and observe concerning how the word “moral” is playing out in these gatherings. If all you have to go on is what people are doing and saying, then let those choices, individual and collective, help you uncover the beliefs that the words and actions and deeds in front of you illustrate. This is not about judgment, this is about learning and discerning, and to learn and discern, you must observe and consider. Consider means “to think carefully about (something), typically before making a decision.” Decision-making is a process…so get that process working consciously!

Encounters: Invite two or more of your friends out for coffee or tea or lemonade, and ask them what the word “moral” means to them, and then ask them what they “do” to illustrate what the word means. You are truly in the land of research here. Don’t engage in a conversation, just ask the question and listen and write. Ask for permission to write down what they say, of course…..

Am I showing “what” I believe by “what” I am doing?

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Engagements: go to a play, a dance concert, a spoken word event, a music concert, a sports event, a church or synagogue, or mosque or Buddhist religious service, a student org conversation, and pretty much any gathering of humans will do. While there, and even on the way there, look for signs, symbols, words, actions, and deeds that illustrate the beliefs of the people attending the event. It could be a poster or a banner or something visible, a tee shirt even, and it can be what people are talking about and how they are behaving. Document everything you see and hear and observe concerning how the word “ethics” is playing out in these gatherings. If all you have to go on is what people are doing and saying, then let those choices, individual and collective, help you uncover the beliefs that the words and actions and deeds in front of you illustrate. This is not about judgment, this is about learning and discerning, and to learn and discern, you must observe and consider. Consider means “to think carefully about (something), typically before making a decision.” Decision-making is a process…so get that process working consciously!

Encounters: Invite two or more of your friends out for coffee or tea or lemonade, and ask them what the word “ethics” means to them, and then ask them what they “do” to illustrate what the word means. You are truly in the land of research here. Don’t engage in a conversation, just ask the question and listen and write. Ask for permission to write down what they say, of course…..

Do I make decisions about what I am doing based on what I believe?

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Engagements: go to a play, a dance concert, a spoken word event, a music concert, a sports event, a church or synagogue, or mosque or Buddhist religious service, a student org conversation, and pretty much any gathering of humans will do. While there, and even on the way there, look for signs, symbols, words, actions, and deeds that illustrate the beliefs of the people attending the event. It could be a poster or a banner or something visible, a tee shirt even, and it can be what people are talking about and how they are behaving. Document everything you see and hear and observe concerning how the word “action” is playing out in these gatherings. If all you have to go on is what people are doing and saying, then let those choices, individual and collective, help you uncover the beliefs that the words and actions and deeds in front of you illustrate. This is not about judgment, this is about learning and discerning, and to learn and discern, you must observe and consider. Consider means “to think carefully about (something), typically before making a decision.” Decision-making is a process…so get that process working consciously!

Encounters: Invite two or more of your friends out for coffee or tea or lemonade, and ask them what the word “action” means to them, and then ask them what they “do” to illustrate what the word means. You are truly in the land of research here. Don’t engage in a conversation, just ask the question and listen and write. Ask for permission to write down what they say, of course…

Everybody believes IN someone or something or some source or some inner or outer power. What do I believe IN? And does my believing IN some one or thing or some inner/outer power play a part in my decision-making?

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  • Contemplative Walk – walk slowly from one place on campus to another place on campus. This is about keeping your mind focused on the present. For guidance, watch this 7-minute video!
  • 3 Days of Intentional Awareness
    • Day 1 – spend 24 hours being kind in words, thoughts, and deeds.
    • Day 2 – spend 24 hours resisting judgment
    • Day 3 – spend 24 hours walking from class to class, space to space with wonder and awe.

This is about staying present with a focused purpose of peace.