"Immediate necessity makes many things convenient, which if continued would grow into oppressions. Expedience and right are different things."--Jefferson

Friday, January 17, 2014

A way to expand on monthly themes

I have taken the monthly themes (life, liberty, work, role of God in society, etc.) and taken specific principles that help us understand those themes in greater depth.  For instance, for January--the month we were focusing on the Role of God and Religion in society for our theme--we chose the principle of "courage" as one of the many principles involved in preserving our religious freedoms and following our conscience.

My friend Marni brainstormed a bunch of principles/concepts that could be used within the monthly themes:

LIFE/HAPPINESS
service
agency
gratitude
personal peace
hope
standards
divine nature
example
cheerfulness
commitment *
family

LIBERTY
sacrifice
education
preserving others' liberty
agency
honoring others' agency
obedience to law
idealism*

WORK/PROPERTY
endurance
sacrifice
creativity
education
teaching
beauty
God's work
duty
first things first
resilience*
commitment*
patience

GOD/CREATOR
characteristics/attributes
sure foundation
Child of God
miracles
charity
truth (source of)
personal revelation
self-worth
faith/believe
divine potential
honoring God and others
courage*
discipleship

LEADERSHIP
service-oriented
servant
guide
influence
ministering
responsibility
example
character
conducting
honesty
conscience
good shepherd
charity
delegation
introspection
sacrifice*

SOCIETY
unity
obedience to law
home/family (influence on society)
government
security vs. freedom
trust
welfare/self-reliance
councils
accountability
justice/mercy
neighbor
honoring others' agency
integrity*
valuing people

CITIZENSHIP
obedience to law
doing the right thing
we are all enlisted
dare to stand alone
courage
responsibility
neighbor
conscience
duty
first things first
ingenuity*
*Mary's additions 
When you focus upon how that principle or concept helps us understand or appreciate a "healthy" perspective on the theme for the month it is a little easier to gather relating study material.  

Please feel free to add principles or concepts that you feel fit in the comment section below!

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