#values and ethics

[monsterastudies]

16 February 2022

Up bright and early for a family member's birthday and trying to get back into the swing of things with studying. I've been terribly slack over the past six weeks due to trying to figure out my health.

Started the morning with more summaries of notes for my Values and Ethics unit. Twelve days until the semester starts

[teawiththegods]

Hi! I had a question that I'm having a bit of a tough time finding an answer to. What are the beliefs of hellenism beyond believing in the theoi? I've seen things about piety and virtue but is there an exhaustive list or anything central that all hellenics follow? Also what do I do if I find that my values arent compatible with hellenism even though I do believe in the theoi? Thanks for the wonderful blog and have a wonderful day <3

Hello, love! I have two links for you courtesy of the lovely @honorthegods!

The Delphic Maxims

Pillars of Hellenismos

The beauty of Hellenic Polytheism and these sets of values is that they are open for interpretations as well as the creation of your own set of values (the posts explain more). 

Each worshiper will likely have their own “pillars” and will find different ways to not only interpret the maxims but express those values in their worship and life. 

[teawiththegods]

So I’ve been in this crazy path. I thought maybe i had angered the gods to much. I began to Look to the Celtic pantheon and Druidic path. It was ok, but I kept getting distracted. I felt I couldn’t go back to Greek cause how I messed up, I said no and ignored everything. Thanksgiving and on. Hawks so many hawks. Crows and hawks . Also three bald eagles. I think maybe it’s time I went and asked if they are mad at me instead of assuming.

Yes i 100% agree with that last statement! We should never assume what the gods are thinking or feeling, nor should we assume what really anyone is thinking or feeling. From my experience 9/10 times we tend to assume way worse then what is actually going on, especially with the gods. They know we aren’t perfect and that we are pretty much designed to fuck up (it’s how we learn and grow) so they give us a lot of wiggle room to make mistakes. There’s really only a handful of things that we can do that would make them abandon us completely and throw us out of the Hellenic Polytheist club for good. Most of the time what they are really looking for is for us to acknowledge what we did, own up to it, and work on not making the same mistake. 

Our religion is all about Arete, which means to strive for excellence. The gods want us to reach our full potential and in order to do that we are going to mess up, fall down, and even have set backs but what the gods truly value is our ability to get up and continue on the path. To turn our mistakes into moments of learning. The dedication to becoming better versions of ourselves. 

So i believe the gods want you to do just that. Stop running away from your mistakes and instead face them and take what you can from them. <3

[finneigh]

So, fuck this week. I wrecked my car and it might be totaled, my boyfriend popped a tire in a pothole (good Ole WV potholes) so neither of us have a car to drive :) :) BUT there is a very good chance I may get straight As this semester...

[pebblegalaxy]

Values and Ethics in Education - What We Miss In Our Education System?

Values and Ethics in Education – What We Miss In Our Education System?

Values and Ethics in education is a burning issue across the country. The education system is deteriorating. In fact, the gap between skills and education is widening. Rather, the government had to start a nationwide initiative in this regard. But the question here is different and more serious. There is a downfall in values and ethics in the education system. It impacts  students directly. As a…

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[howaboutnono]

One more chapter...

On International Women's Day, I received my Earth Ring from APEGA. I am so thrilled to be another step towards breaking stereotypes, and to my life goals, that I'd like to share just a few things: 

As of today, women make up 14% of APEGA's membership, and 22% of those under 40. It's sad, and that makes it all the more important to me that I stood in front of my peers on that day -- my hair long and flowing, and my dress professional and feminine -- swearing my oath. My professor looked at me with nothing but pride, as he shook my hand, and I'll never forget the delirious happiness I felt as the silver Earth Ring took its place on my working hand. 

By placing silver on rock, we reaffirm a sort of covenant with the earth, and our responsibility to care for it and the public we serve. Geoscientists are the intrepid explorers, and the persistent remediators. We are the liaison between people and the planet that supports them. It is my vision that, with the engineers, we work to sustain you, and your planet. 

I'll always remember, and keep this near to my heart: "To you, we hand over all that lies beneath the Earth." 

[napalmjoy-blog-blog]

on Philippine universities and their highly touted value systems

I sincerely do not understand why schools have to have certain "values" to claim as their own when these values are common and can be learned anywhere. Creativity, humility, perseverance, excellence, service, kindness, integrity-- These are dubbed as "Atenean Values" or "La Sallian Values." At a closer look, however, these values that have been touted and claimed by the school as their own school-centric value systems (as if you can't be taught how these anywhere else) are simply basics in being a decent human being. Why can't it be taught as that? Not as ATENEO101 or ORDEV-A or UST131-- but as a values class that says "We are teaching or emphasizing these traits because we would like you to be good human beings to everyone" instead of "because you are a La Sallian/Atenean/Thomasian?" Not hating on any school here, but I really don't understand why such things as morals, values and ethics must be made into a division or contention point between schools when they should instead be something to unite us all under the banner of common humanity.