| Take me: to other places on this web site: to the Home Page of PastoralPlanning.com to the Resource Center for lifelong faith formation to "Getting Started" with lifelong faith formation |
| Key Links Just Faith A site which supports a parish program to teach in depth about just living. LiveSimply From CAFOD in England, the people who began the movement for simpler living. Catholic Relief Services A powerful agent of change in the world, also leading the US implementation of this movement. Common Hope A non-profit agency working to end poverty in the third world by establishing there a middle class. |
| For group use when teaching this step to others Invite the members of your group to share however many of their commitments they wish with the rest of the group. Always be conscious of appropriateness in such sharing, so no one feels obliged to enter into self-revelation with which they aren't comfortable. |
| Prayer to assist you with this step Click here to print this or use it on your screen. Open your heart and prepare to take this step. |
| Read more deeply about learning to listen to God in prayer and about learning to "drive the speed limit" in life. See the e-books offered on the left side of this screen. |
| Tell us your story! What commitments have you made? What difficulties have you faced? What has worked for you as you chose to live more simply? How have you adjusted your lifestyle to one that is more sustainable? In what ways have you grown to be in solidarity with the poor of the world? Click here to send us a note and we'll share your story with others. To send us a video, song, pictures, poetry, or other media, simple attach it to an e-mail and send it to this address. |
| Take the other steps See a list of all 14 steps Step One: Step Two: Step Three: Step Four: Step Five: Step Six: Step Seven: Step Eight: Step Nine: Step Ten: You're on Step Eleven! Step Twelve: Step Thirteen: Step Fourteen: |
| Step Eleven: Write up some of your commitments. This step is where the real test begins on this journey. On this step, we want you to pause and look back over what you've done so far. Then identify and name "seven commitments" you will make. These will mean changes in your consumption, your own busy-ness, your disconnection from the Earth and from the Peoples of the World. In identifying "seven commitments" we suggest you limit yourself to seven. And make each one specific. Don't make a general resolution such as "I promise to live more simply." Make your commitments very real and concrete. |
| Once again, we are providing you with a Worksheet to help you focus this step. Click here to obtain it. Take your time with this, maybe a morning or evening off from work and other duties, almost like a retreat. Use the Listening Prayer method to be in touch with your inner guide and conscience, with the voice of God speaking in your depths. If you don't have it handy, you can download the Listening Prayer here. |
| On the Side... As you make your various commitments in this process, be aware that you share this journey with many others and consider sharing your commitments with them via this web site. Simply attached your worksheet to an e-mail and send it here. |
The Eleventh Step Pause. Make some commitments. Begin in prayer - to the right. |
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| Two powerful resources Click on the cover to buy the book. A New Look at Prayer: Learning to Listen to Your Inner Guide by Bill Huebsch This carefully written e-book helps you recognize your own inner voice which leads to "right living." Driving the Speed Limit: Learning to Live Simply, Sustainably, and in Solidarity with the Poor by Bill Huebsch This e-book provides you with a road map (almost literally) to help you make choices which are both satisfying and in support of the common human good. |
