How to Nurture Our Roots
It’s good practice to keep sight of where we come from to know where we are going. Keeping our original motivations in mind ensures that we are aligned to the core purpose of our endeavors. “Nurturing our roots” is the idea that we keep our origins alive to guide us along our way; and our “roots” refer to any first steps we have taken, places we have come from and anyone who helped get us on our feet. Read this week’s insights and culture articles that help us reconnect to three essential roots: God, our inner child, and our parents.
[Re]starting the Year with God!
Unificationists can look forward not just to one New Year’s celebration, but two! While January 1st marks the beginning of the New Year on the solar calendar, Unificationists also celebrate God, our Heavenly Parent, on the Lunar New Year as an important spiritual holy day. “People have celebrated birthdays, anniversaries and national holidays,” said True Father, “but never have men and women in full attendance of God celebrated Heavenly Parent’s Day.” We have a lot to celebrate, but most important is our Heavenly Parent, the source of all our gifts, strengths and accomplishments.
How to Benjamin Button Your Spiritual Life
Children have a profoundly beautiful outlook on the world, and though we gain wisdom as we mature, we begin to lose our innocence once we experience being hurt by the world around us. What if we lived our lives gleaning the best of both worlds, celebrating our maturity while honoring the timeless truths of childhood? Here are some “Benjamin Button”-inspired tips to cultivate your spiritual life in a way that celebrates all our years have taught us, while tapping back into the youthful insights we may have lost.
Filial Piety: Bringing Honor to Us All
Father Moon describes parents and grandparents as symbolically representing God. They have brought children into this world and given them the love that made them thrive and grow. Filial piety is a virtue that guides us to pay the deepest kind of respect to our parents and grandparents. It leads us to a deeper appreciation and love for God. Loyalty and filial piety is not an old traditional outlook that is fading from modern life. It’s a timeless trait that can be renewed in every generation. Wouldn’t it be awesome if we all showed sincere honor and care for our parents and elders? Inspire yourself with this perspective through the story of Disney’s Mulan!