After a quiet time today (a time that bore some passing resemblance to centering prayer 😁), I was struck by how negative and restrictive what many of us know as the 10 Commandments are. So, undaunted by generations of scholars, interpreters, and translators who have tackled the challenge with far greater qualifications than I have, I used an English Protestant translation of the 10 Commandments that I was taught God gave to Moses on Mount Sinai, to write my own 10 Positive Commandments. (Phew! that turned into quite a sentence.)

Thou shalt:

1. First and foremost, honor the divine wherever you find it.
2. Live in truth and wisdom
3. Speak gently
4. Step outside of chronos time to practice kairos time regularly
5. Honor your ancestors and wisdom teachers
6. Nourish life
7. Guard the sacredness of life commitments
8. Be satisfied with your own possessions
9. Be truthful and generous when speaking of others
10. Be satisfied with your own self