Values and Truths for Contemplation

1. We are all equally worthy of love from one another. (12/29/14-1/4/15, 24)
2. No one has any less or more right to be who they are. (12/29/14-1/4/15, 25)
3. Happiness comes most strongly from making others happy. (1/5/15-1/10, 26)
4. Kindness (desire to ease burden), Compassion (desire for well-being) , Teaching (nurturing growth), Love (unconditional acceptance) are linch pins for happiness. (1/5/15-1/10, 27)
5. We all live in and experience the same universe; we have different ways of describing the universe that works for each of us. (1/11/15-1/17, 28)
6. Devaluing, dehumanizing, hating or harming others are linch pins for suffering. (1/11/15-1/17, 29)
7. Happiness is a lasting state of mind unlike pleasure which is fleetingly transient. (1/18)
8. It's not about avoiding sin, it's about embracing love. (1/19)
9. Attachments bring worry; with the right choices and balance, they also bring added richness and a sense of belonging to the universe. (1/20)
10. Never do something for the sake of it being right.  Be mindful of the reason it is right and do it for that reason instead.  (1/21)
11. Love is unconditional. (1/22)
12. There is no absolute moral right or wrong. (1/23)