Crowdsourcing My Self-Care

[lunabee34]

I need some calm and peace and comfort and strength and love and light in my life.

To that end, I would appreciate it if you would tell me about your religious, spiritual, mystical, and/or secular practices, rituals, or behaviors that give you the aforementioned.

Note: I would be delighted with lateral discussion; as a teacher, it is always my goal LOL. However, I will not tolerate any negative comments about peoples' beliefs and practices in this post (which I know is an unnecessary disclaimer as you all are the loveliest people who would never dream of being that kind of jackass).

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[executrix]

There's a saying that you can't escape karma. If you steal, you might not ever be caught or imprisoned, but it's 100% sure that you have become a thief. If you have been kind, then there might not be any practical rewards, but it's 100% sure that you were a kind person.

That said,
CALLY: My people have a saying: 'The man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.'
AVON: Life expectancy among your people must be remarkably short.

[lunabee34]

Yeah, because of my upbringing I am very much a proponent of doing the thing because it's right and not doing the thing because it's wrong rather than being motivated by divine punishment or reward. If I'm only avoiding being a jackass because I'm afraid of some smiting, that doesn't seem very healthy to me.