As I’ve aged, I’ve become highly suspicious of any belief system without a “pressure relief valve,” any closed circular system where there is only one way forward and those not on that path are bad, wrong, deserving of whatever they suffer. Such systems seem to hurt people, and the more personal the content of a belief system, the more pain is inflicted. -Meg Riley
What are the pressure relief valves in your belief system?
As a UU, my pressure relief has become taking a step back to figure out why is this important to me at this time. In other words, a pause to decide how much energy I can give, while considering other obligations, my physical capacity, and my peace. Then, I water my plants!