Ann Schranz 005- Association Sunday
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Check in with yourself to see how wealthy you feel |
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Electric bill was $2,617.46 |
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Ann is a pessimistic optimist --the half full glass will be empty before long |
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Ann thought she was going to have to camp in a tent |
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Wealth and Poverty are rooted in objective reality |
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Generosity is rooted in subjective reality |
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Feeling wealthy requires short-circuiting a panic response and cultivating gratitude |
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Ann's daily affirmation: "Thank you for a safe, warm, clean dry, quiet place to sleep last night." |
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Ann's daily affirmation is a Thank-you to life for life |
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Kindness is Ann's top priority |
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Writers who have influenced Ann: UU Teachings, Ken Wilber, Krishnamurti |
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e.e. cummings was a UU |
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Oppression is likely to occur when hierarchy of power tilts away from the local congregation |
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There is also danger from excessive decentralized power |
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There is power in teamwork and unity among congregations |
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There are 1,100 UU congregations and 2/3s have less than 150 members |
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UU ad in Time Magazine -The church for people who have rejected other people's view of God |
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UUs imagine themselves as Don Quixote protecting the local congregation from outside influences |
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Generosity is more about feelings of generosity rather than your checkbook balance |
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The story of Abu Kassim's shoes |
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Let us nurture generosity within ourselves |
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