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+*Towards a Guide for Living*
+
+I shold be continually striving to fulfill the potential of my
+humanity (in general) and my particular gifts (in particular),
+grounded in Christianity.  "... 'Live up to the light thee hast and
+more will be granted thee'. ... [so] I strove to lead a more Christian
+life, in unison with what I knew to be right ..." Caroline Fox, 26.04
+in QF&P
+
+Accepting that I will fail again, while trying to fail better, here
+are some specific actions or goals, which I may use "as an aid to
+self-discipline" [BPD]> if I take the above seriously.
+
+  * Start most days with some quiet time, prayer for the day ahead,
+    what opportunities/risks it may offer for doing good/falling
+    short.
+
+    End most days with some form of [Ignatian] Examen
+
+  * Apologise less, and only when it's genuine, and not a dishonest
+    attempt to look good/earn brownie points.
+
+  * Enumerate specific concrete goals/projects
+      * For those already underway, describe/identify KPIs/criteria for
+        declaring victory and/or pulling out
+        * CCrawl research paper
+        * Grant proposal
+        * PDF project
+        * CDX project
+        * WebArch book
+        * Move south
+      * For candidates, prioritise
+        * CCrawl whitepaper
+        * Middle Way project
+        * Autobiography
+        * Group of N
+
+     [ref. BPD "[C]omplete all tasks I take on and only take on those
+      I truly feel I can carry out.  To finish current major projects
+      before I embark on new ones"]
+
+   
+  * Start a House Group dedicated to Good Old Fashioned (Christian)
+    Quakerism [ref. BPD "[M]ake a commitment to discuss my faith and
+    the faith of others each week"; "[A]ttempt to find others who
+    would want to participate in mutual guidance"; "[T]hink about the
+    future of Quakerism"]
+
+  * Start having people in for lunch (Bonnie?) or dinner
+
+  * Ask Mark if we can start having lunch every week or two
+
+  * Look for a way to volunteer in a helping capacity
+    Samaritains?  Google [volunteer counselling opportunities
+    edinburgh] suggests there are _lots_ of opportunities
+
+    Reconsider my unwillingness to serve as an Overseer
+
+  * Anger management: try harder to own the weaknesses that fuel my
+		      aggressive responses
+                      * To Catharine
+                      * To (motor)cyclists
+
+  * Declutter, including reclassifying much long-held-on-to as
+    clutter.  [ref. AW "[Release] many possessions and attachments
+    ... no longer hoard newspapers/cuttings and printed matter
+    generally.]
+
+  * Practice explicit humility and thanksgiving, giving thanks for
+    "the comforts [I] enjoy and the responsibilities [my] affluence
+    entails" [BPD] and the blessings of my family.
+
+  * Aim for honesty and integrity, not forgetting the that tact is not
+    dishonesty: "Is it true, is it kind, is it necessary, is it
+    helpful?" and "Does this build community?"
+
+    Things to document/confess/seek to redress, or lay to rest?
+      Russian History
+      Early years of marriage
+      Timanous
+
+  * Try not to dismiss suggestions/opportunities out-of-hand.
+
+
+