The following principles serve as a foundation for my personal life path and my interactions with others and the world around me. Because no one is perfect and we are all learning how to live as we go, I frame my language in terms of goals, rather than attainments.

The lowest common denominator is also the highest.
We are each of us human.
We are each of us divine.

Seeing with both eyes
I seek to view the world in a balanced way, to remember that each individual embodies multiple dimensions, that everyone has the potential to do good and ill, and that all stories have multiple perspectives.

Respect
I seek to treat others with common decency, to show consideration and appreciation for the strengths and vulnerabilities of others, to acknowledge the divine within each person, and to uphold the individual’s autonomy and dignity.

Empathy
I seek to understand the situations, feelings, and motives of others, to act in accordance to this understanding, and to not unfairly judge others without this empathic consideration.

Honesty & Integrity
I seek to deal with others in an open and honest manner, to not participate in the manipulation or deception of others or myself, and to express myself, my beliefs and practices with a sound and whole character.

Commitment
I seek to fulfill any commitments I make and to not make any commitments that I cannot fulfill. I commit myself to live my life fully, to honor my ancestors and the Gods of my people, to aid those I can, and to better my community.

Personal responsibility
I seek to take full responsibility for my actions and to be accountable for the consequences of my actions; therefore, I seek to always think before I act.

Mutuality
I seek to establish and maintain harmonious relationships with others, to make connections that foster love and compassion, and to commune with the divine within myself and within others. Such relationships are built on mutual trust and respect. I will not force such relationship on others, nor force myself to continue in relationships where these elements are not present.

Blessings from a full heart.