Food for thought

Hello Kiddies,
    While I was baptized in the Roman Catholic church and am an Independent voter, I don't feel that one Ideological or Religious philosophy \ doctrine has now or ever will get the whole story right.   Humankind is flawed and so by sheer reason anything created by them cannot approach the exact precision of perfection.   I don't see this as a negative, because it would leave us bored and without ambition to learn if we could attain perfection.
     Since humankind is flawed if anything is factually or empirically studied long enough, well someone will find fault with it.   I have done this on more than one occasion, if you've followed my blogs  :) .   I truly in my heart of hearts believe our founding fathers had a noble ideal in wanting to " Form a more perfect Union" flawed...yes as a statement but as an idea it is quite ambitious.   I am an independent voter, in the sense that I choose the candidate that I feel will do the best job.  
      As far as religion, I follow much the same tact.   I don't think any one belief system has ALL the right answers.   My belief structure is more like a salad bar.   I like to pick and choose what I like from different belief systems and follow those basic tenants to guide my way through life.   While I believe in the balance of EVERYTHING  "Yin and Yang", I am not a Taoist.  Many of the 10 Commandments are excellent rules to live by as well but I have not been to church in over 20 years.   Those are ingrained in my head but try this on for size, every morning upon awakening I read the following:
1.   Take into account that great Love and great Achievements Involve Great Risk.
2.   When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.
3.   Follow the three R’s.
       A.  Respect for self
       B.  Respect for others and
       C.  Responsibility for all your actions
4.   Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
5.   Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.
6.   Don’t let a little dispute injure a great relationship.
7.   When you’ve realized you’ve made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
8.   Spend some time alone everyday.
9.   Open your arms to change, but don’t let go of your values.
10.  Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
11.  Live a good honorable life, then when you get older and think back you’ll be able to enjoy it a second time.
12.  A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.
13.  In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation, don’t bring up the past.
14.  Share your knowledge, it’s a way to achieve immortality.
15.  Be gentle with the earth.
16.  Once a year go someplace you’ve never been before.
17.  Remember the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.
18.  Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
19.  Approach Love and cooking with reckless abandon.
    These are not my original thought's, I wish I could take credit for them but alas they stem from a wiser person than I, any guess's as to who?   Well at any rate the point of this is to be more open minded and live your life as you would like others to treat you.   Just act right, pretty simple if you ask me.
AMF...