IN TEN EASY STEPS

Living a UU Life

Olympia Brown1835-1926

Michael Servetus 1511-1553

Frances Ellen Watkins Harper1825 - 1911

“All my yearning spirit craves,Is bury me not in a land of slaves.”

Toribio Quimada1930? - 1988

IN TEN EASY STEPS

Living a UU Life

How do you do UU?

Ten Steps of a Balanced UU Life

Speak your truthGet 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

MatterHonor the Sabbath

and keep it holyMake a Pilgrimage

Ten Steps of a Balanced UU Life

Speak your truthGet 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

MatterHonor the Sabbath

and keep it holyMake a Pilgrimage

Step One: Speak Your Truth

Speak Your Truth

Say it out loudMake a timeline of your religious historyCherish your doubtsThisibelieve.orgGo to a UU congregationSpeak your truth to a good listener

Ten Steps of a Balanced UU Life

Speak your truthGet 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

MatterHonor the Sabbath

and keep it holyMake a Pilgrimage

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

Kurt Vonnegut 1922 - 2007

Get in Touch with the Wow!!! Of the Universe

Go for a walkSurround yourself with storyCook a mealExercise MeditateFall in Love a Little Every Day

Ten Steps of a Balanced UU Life

Speak your truthGet 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

MatterHonor the Sabbath

and keep it holyMake a Pilgrimage

Step Three: Get a Chalice and Light it Regularly

Light a Chalice

with…A moment of silenceRead a readingSay one thing you’re grateful forJust say what’s on your mind

Ten Steps of a Balanced UU Life

Speak your truthGet 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

MatterHonor the Sabbath

and keep it holyMake a Pilgrimage

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

Affirm the Worth and Dignity of Yourself and Others

Treat each person as importantPractice ethical eatingLoving kindness meditationSpend five minutes thinking about someone

elseOffer hospitalitySee every person as a possible Messiah

Ten Steps of a Balanced UU Life

Speak your truthGet 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

MatterHonor the Sabbath

and keep it holyMake a Pilgrimage

Step Five: Practice Virtue

Practice Virtue

Random acts of kindness and senseless beauty

Give away a regular amountCherish the opportunity for an apologyCultivate gratitudeName the virtues you want

Ten Steps of a Balanced UU Life

Speak your truthGet 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

MatterHonor the Sabbath

and keep it holyMake a Pilgrimage

Step Six: Commit to a Unitarian Universalist Congregation

Commit to a UU Congregation

Join a UU congregationMake a pledgeTeach our children wellTurn it outwardGive the “Extra 10”

Ten Steps of a Balanced UU Life

Speak your truthGet 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

MatterHonor the Sabbath

and keep it holyMake a Pilgrimage

Step Seven: Converse with Someone who Isn’t

Converse with Someone who Isn’t

Get to know your neighborsAttend cultural daysConsciously speak about differenceInterview an elderSit next to someone you don’t know

Ten Steps of a Balanced UU Life

Speak your truthGet 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

MatterHonor the Sabbath

and keep it holyMake a Pilgrimage

Step Eight: Matter

Matter

Seek relational powerJoin a covenant groupWrite a letterMake time for your relationshipsFind people who are already helping, and join

in

Ten Steps of a Balanced UU Life

Speak your truthGet 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

MatterHonor the Sabbath

and keep it holyMake a Pilgrimage

Step Nine: Honor the Sabbath and Keep it Holy

Honor the Sabbath

Ten Steps of a Balanced UU Life

Speak your truthGet 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

MatterHonor the Sabbath

and keep it holyMake a Pilgrimage

Step Ten: Make a Pilgrimage

Make a Pilgrimage to…

General Assembly & District MeetingsAnother UU congregationA place you come fromAs far as you can walkA goodness expedition

Ten Steps of a Balanced UU Life

Speak your truthGet 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

MatterHonor the Sabbath

and keep it holyMake a Pilgrimage

““We Forgive ourselves and each other,

we begin again in love”

IN TEN EASY STEPS

Living a UU Life