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| author | Henry S Thompson <ht@inf.ed.ac.uk> |
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| date | Thu, 18 Jan 2024 09:17:41 +0000 |
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Thompson</div><div class="byline">17 Jan 2024</div><div class="copyright">Copyright © 2024 <a href="http://www.ltg.ed.ac.uk/~ht/">Henry S. Thompson</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en">CC-BY-SA</a></div></div><div class="body"><div><h2>1. Introduction</h2><p>I should 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</p><p>Accepting that I will fail again, while trying to fail better, what +follows are some specific actions or goals, which I may use "as an aid to +self-discipline" [BPD]> if I take the above seriously.</p></div><div><h2>2. Specifics</h2><ul class=" "><li>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</li><li>Apologise less, and only when it's genuine, and not a dishonest +attempt to look good/earn brownie points.</li><li>Enumerate specific concrete goals/projects + <ul class=" "><li>For those +already underway, describe/identify KPIs/criteria for declaring victory and/or +pulling out + <ul class=" "><li>CCrawl research paper</li><li>Grant proposal</li><li>PDF project</li><li>CDX project</li><li>WebArch book</li><li>Move south</li></ul> + </li><li>For candidates, +prioritise + <ul class=" "><li>CCrawl whitepaper</li><li>Middle Way project</li><li>Autobiography</li><li>Group of N</li></ul> + </li><li>[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"]</li></ul> + </li><li>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"]</li><li>Start having people in for lunch (Bonnie?) or dinner</li><li>Ask Mark if we can start having lunch every week or two</li><li>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</li><li>Anger management: try harder to own the weaknesses that fuel my +aggressive responses + <ul class=" "><li>To Catharine</li><li>To (motor)cyclists</li></ul> + </li><li>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.]</li><li>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.</li><li>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</li><li>Try not to dismiss suggestions/opportunities out-of-hand.</li></ul></div></div></body></html> \ No newline at end of file
--- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 +++ b/A_Guide_for_Living.txt Thu Jan 18 09:17:41 2024 +0000 @@ -0,0 +1,85 @@ +*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. + + +
--- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 +++ b/A_Guide_for_Living.xml Thu Jan 18 09:17:41 2024 +0000 @@ -0,0 +1,88 @@ +<?xml version='1.0'?> +<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="../../lib/xml/doc.xsl" ?> +<!DOCTYPE doc SYSTEM "../../lib/xml/doc.dtd" > +<doc> + <head> + <title>A Guide for Living</title> + <author>Henry S. Thompson</author> + <date>17 Jan 2024</date> + </head> + <body> + <div> + <title>Introduction</title> + <p>I should 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</p> + <p>Accepting that I will fail again, while trying to fail better, what +follows are some specific actions or goals, which I may use "as an aid to +self-discipline" [BPD]> if I take the above seriously.</p> + </div> + <div> + <title>Specifics</title> + <list> + <item>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</item> + <item>Apologise less, and only when it's genuine, and not a dishonest +attempt to look good/earn brownie points.</item> + <item>Enumerate specific concrete goals/projects + <list> + <item>For those +already underway, describe/identify KPIs/criteria for declaring victory and/or +pulling out + <list> + <item>CCrawl research paper</item> + <item>Grant proposal</item> + <item>PDF project</item> + <item>CDX project</item> + <item>WebArch book</item> + <item>Move south</item> + </list> + </item> + <item>For candidates, +prioritise + <list> + <item>CCrawl whitepaper</item> + <item>Middle Way project</item> + <item>Autobiography</item> + <item>Group of N</item> + </list> + </item> + <item>[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"]</item> + </list> + </item> + <item>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"]</item> + <item>Start having people in for lunch (Bonnie?) or dinner</item> + <item>Ask Mark if we can start having lunch every week or two</item> + <item>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</item> + <item>Anger management: try harder to own the weaknesses that fuel my +aggressive responses + <list> + <item>To Catharine</item> + <item>To (motor)cyclists</item> + </list> + </item> + <item>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.]</item> + <item>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.</item> + <item>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</item> + <item>Try not to dismiss suggestions/opportunities out-of-hand.</item> + </list> + </div> + </body> +</doc>
--- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 +++ b/Penny_Brohn_notes.txt Thu Jan 18 09:17:41 2024 +0000 @@ -0,0 +1,106 @@ +*Day 0* + +I had missed the 'rule' part! +Wrt what would I be willing to be held to account? +What kind of intentional community might be situated within a Quaker +meeting? + +Alex Wildwood: + Connection: participation/communion/community + Reflection/meditation/contemplation: Stilling the monkey mind; + self-enquiry: what are we led to do + Service: Action of love [12 step]; work, creativity and caring; + aliveness is relational + Serving the great works of justice, peace and love + +Aka connection/consciousness/compassion + +Power and presence that is greater than us + +Ego, seeking self-validation. "I don't like change" + +--------- + +Ben PD: + +"A succession of very unhappy people, nothing to do with me" ! +??? hedonism. + +Faithfulness: What does it feel like to be faithful, how do I know +what is an authentic spiritual impetus? + +Keep practicing a life as ministry; Remember the principle of Act as If. + +Look for a feeling, and look at the fruits. + +Holy moments, right place/right time, a _thin_ place + +Good questions to ask about authentic decision making + +Amish decision: does this build community? + +Ever vigilant, and recognise the need for help. + +*Day 1* +---------- + +Be prepared to wait. Sometimes one has to just get out of the way. + +G. MacLeod: "I don't believe in coincidences, but when I stop praying +they stop happening". + +"Fold the wings of the intellect" + +"God is reached by love, not navigation" Augustine + +---------------- + +But sometimes pain is just painful... + +"There is a power and presence by which we live" _The_ Quaker +testimony, per Jocelyn Burnell, allegedly + +curl -o ewa ftpes://hsthompson:eebaephai4Ae@resources.elda.org/ + +-------------Rules---------- + +What is the aim of the spiritual life: to realise the full potential +of my humanity. + +Noticing how we sabotage our best intentions + +*Day 2* + +----------Rule for me------- + +Substantive, realistic, ministry + +[use positive language] + +How without a community? + +If I'm not keeping a rule maybe _it_ needs to change + +Don't set oneself up to fail "I have not gone after things to great, +or marvels beyond me". + +QF&P/A&Q as a rule: how to make it more personal [substantive, +realistic, ministry] + +What's already underway w/o problems may not need to be in there... + +Be careful about inviting ways to work around bits + +Use the stairs as a physical cue, morning and evening, to set the +day's goals; to acknowledge the goods/fallings short. + +Thich Nhat Hanh puts value on 'solidity': that resonates, but what +_is_ it? + +St. Francis: "[E]liminate the ways we may manipulate others to ur own + ends." + +I'm going to write this without assuming that I'm ready to adopt it, +call it... + +[See A_Guide_for_Living.{txt,xml}]