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LOOP GROUP - LIVING WELL { Sewekahy >for cack,

SEPTEMBER 22, 1994 Late ve WE Os =
JOHN M. BUCHANAN —— \omevidty
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I HAVE SOME IDEAS ABOUT IT THEY COME
— <eeuriky
FROM:
- WHAT I HAVE PERSONALLY EXPERI-
ENCED , . appre? §
(2)- AND WHAT I BELIEVE AND ASPIRE ' exci ew
TO, BUT ONLY PARTIALLY EXPERIENCE - pinks
(3)- AND MOSTLY FROM MY FAITH - FROM ——

=— ; NIN fact -

THE CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVE;'| MORE SPECIFI-

CALLY THE PRESBYTERIAN CHRISTIAN PER-

SPECTIVE ON LIFE, WORLD AND WHAT IT

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MEANS TO BE A FULLY ALIVE HUMAN BEING. ‘+ >

LACE MIGHT BE TO DEFINE unau.t Arde

A STARTIN
IT -

AT DOES/IT MEAN?
- FULL AND
SATIZFYING LIFE

WE'RE NOT EXACTLY STARTING FROM SCRATCH.
———— ee

PHILOSOPHY HAS BEEN ASKING ABOUT 4. Good. le

SINCE EARLIEST HUMAN INTELLECTUAL

PURSUIT >

PLato ~ ARISTOTLE - GREEKS P\alosvpl - fyounse, w

-~ THE IDEA OF BALANCE BETWEEN MIND -
es,

BODY ~ SPIRIT.

4. VIRTUES OF COURAGE, STRENGTH,

i

TRUTH, BEAUTY.. Livimy weil wes : \oalauce
ee: ee _
MODERATION IN ALL THINGS

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AND THEN THERE IS A BIG SPLIT
Bet ——

PHILOSOPHICALLY BUT THOSE WHO SEEK IT IN
THE WORLD, \AND THOSE WHO SEEK IT ELSE~
WHERE,

HEDONISTS + IF IT FEELS GOOD, DQ IT! ly | ALAM, fr
- LIVING WELL AS SATISFACTION OF PHysI- / (iwarem “4
CAL APPETITES FOR FOOD, SEX, EXCITEMENT.{| @& +

_— EPICUREANS - THOSE WHO SEEK EXCEL-

eee
LENCE IN THAT SAME PURSUIT, LOVE:GOOD .
FOOD, WINE, sex | the. quintesseudid iG
REPRESENTED BY STOICS - WHO SAID DON'T schuw | -

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GET T& INTO YOUR arperstes,| IN FACT, Livin buds 15
Pel ——
& stot
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LEARN’ to CONTROL AND ULTIMATELY DENY. ~

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(THEY NOTICED SOMETHING CONSISTENT

ABOUT THE HEDONISTS - THEY WERE NEVER
ial [ih
sarzsrzep; \cnaTzrn@y "AS AN END IN
ae eal el ——

ITSELF SEEMS ONLY TO PUNCTUATE fee, OWN
&
IMPOTENCE -| THERE IS ALWAYS A <RE

om + secu

MEAL, ROTTLE, OR SEXUAL EXPERIENCE - SO

HEDONISTS SEEM PREITY ERUSTRATED. ven, MP
ALSO DIED YOUNG OF VENEREAL DISEASE, ‘,
——-fl. “trou & ry Cat, died ¢
GOUT, LIVER DISEASE.) Mer ~ 3 Th wwe
So STOICS SAID -_ DON'T COMMIT TO on } de
eo —_—
THAT qa j
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LEARN TO BE HAPPY WITH YOUR CURRENT
erm

srTuatzon [AND FORGET ABOUT THE PURSUIT
——— kia

OF PLEASURE AS AN END IN ITSELF.
Se aaniid

THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH BOUGHT INTO
Areca

THIS EARLY ON ~- AND FOR 1,000 SEEMED To

Bd

SAY THAT TRUE HAPPINESS IS ALWAYS IN

ee

WITHDRAWAL FROM THE WORLD AND WORLDLY

emo te arninnrteta

PLEASURES.
eet

M -
ODERATION IN ALL THINGS CAME OUT

AS A LIFE DENYING, PLEASURE DENYING AS—
eee

Cc Oph
aS efte
Sree oe unt IN THE IMAGE. OF THE Quad +
Pa, rn
CELIBATE, qe sane [REPLEErED In prthea outline,

ech a
EASTERN CULTURE IN IMAGE OF bal Me ON p ‘ ]

BED OF NAILS, STARING AT SUN UNTIL

suru) U/Piwee morvvicah- +4 Kesh + dows (
hat as¢er A

Jim Caley

WHAT DOES OUR TRADITION ACTUALLY

te,

SAY?

WE ARE PART OF CREATION -{ PUT_HERE
FOR A PURPOSE - TO EXERCISE DOMINION -
th EPC

TO LOVE AND CARE FOR EACH OTHER AND WITH

THESE 2 ETHICAL PRINCIPLES:

CPD RESPONSIBILITY

(care FOR OTHERS)

(CY TO ENJOY THE PLACE.
CATECHISM ~ WESTMINSTER CHURCH END OF

man? | GLORIFY GoD AND ENJOY GOD

—

currous? | ENJOY
——

Th older,

HEBREW TRADITION KNEW NOTHENS QE _PHILO-
SOPHIC SPLIT BUT WQMMREFe AND OTHER WORLD-
LY.

WOULD NEVER HAVE PROPOSED THAT

aman

LIVING WELL IS WITHDRAWAL FROM worio| OR

DENIAL OF GOODNESS.

INSTEAD, HAPPINESS _ yee, CLUE Week

A , ey wr
Oo Heh mao Ss "SGREPY IS A PRODUCT OF

f omer

SOME PRETTY TANGIBLE THINGS

mad. t> prawn
GOOD FOOD ON TABLE - RICH AND FATTY
Foon , +}
goon WINE
STABLE FAMILY AND RELATIONSHIPS Ys VB
at Yieapon *
yia & Wow shett ext
(RESPONSIBLE POS: POSITION LEN’ THE COMMU ~ SK Yusl 4
lebee
NITY) ys \- Hagy ane Mon —\kn s Mee
Meee Ne Sere roar = wide
AND RIGHT RELATIONSHIP WITH Gop ‘ WHICH (he fy
a oe

on

Gop) AND WORKING RELATIONSHIP REPRESENT~

ED BY OBEDIENCE AND LOVE, KINDNESS TO

NEIGHBORS, GENEROSITY AND JUSTICE

AND A LIFE OF JOYFUL, GRATEFUL

SS yyrwu & up oe:
we WLerorw Usure ‘ SHALOM -[reace, \peaury. RECONCILIATION,

WHOLENESS |
Ti. My EXPERIENCE { OR A SHORT HISTORY

OF MY SUCCESSES AND FAILURES AT LIVING
WELL.

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DIFFERENTLY - AT DIFFERENT STAGES OF

—_—

Ad I OBSERVE THAT WE EXPERIENCE THIS

LIFE.
I’m Not SURE I THOUGHT IRRED ABOUT

IT FOR, MUCH OF THE FIRST 25 YEARS \ LIFE
= aime Ce a —_—ao;

JUST HAPPENED: \ Lots OF IT - BIG CHUNKS
od ry —
OF JT - SQME BUSY - SOME EMPTY - RUT NOT
MUCH SELF-AWARENESS
a,

I pO RECALL ~ Geter GRAD SCHOOL,
iene,

a nd
ORDINATION, MARRIAGE, AND PARENTING -
. —— a
THE ONSET OF A MALAISE ~ SOMETHING
| nian eerie —

MISSING -WHAT IS_IT?

I pO RECALL IN 30S,SENSE THAT
en

OTHERS WERE GETTING AHEAD AND I WASN'T.

‘aa

CITE TRIP TO SEE OLD FRIENDS:

=—el

LAWYER, BROKER, IBM SALESMAN, DOCTOR,
— —_—, | ——
ALL DOING VERY WELL. \ We WERE STRUG-
fennel Ci
GLING,
I ALSO RECALL MOMENTS OF PROFOUND
Ey, aE
HAPPINESS ~ ALMOST BLISS, -
=n WITH BIRTH OF CHILDREN

-— WITH. OCCASIONAL SENSE OF WORK WELL

DONE

— (AT THAT POINT I LEARNED JOY_OF

ee

MANUAL LABOR AGAIN GARDENING, YARD
Sesser seni a Gn oc

WORK: | CONTRAST TO MINISTRY - IN WHICH
i oie,

YOU ARE NEVER DONE...
m—— at leant qa qf Mey MASTER ~ coms “fam

AND MY IMAGE OF CONTENTMENT IS
ee aT

oa

PRETTY MUNDANE - SATURDAY EVENING t 7 pm \ Ys preky

ON MY PATIO IN LAFAYETTE {- GRASS IS CUT, Wundan
Sd

GARDEN WEEDED,\ CAR WASHED, \ SHOES SHINED,
KIDS ARE BATHED AND ON WAY TO BED,

SERMON IS WRITTEN AND READY, CHARCOAL
eieielanihcand nah

eo —

HAS BEEN LIGHTED, STEAKS ARE READY, WINE
(I THINK WE WERE DRINKING LANCERS OR---)
COOLING... STILL NOT BAD_ PICTURE!

I THINK MANY OF US HAVE TROUBLE

ileal naar

IN OUR 30s AND 40S WITH THIS WHOLE SUB-
JECT: ——

FOR ONE THING, WE’RE USUALLY OVER-
WORKED \ TRYING TO GET ESTABLISHED
PROFESSIONALLY. \ WE DON'T GIVE OURSELVES
MUCH TIME AND WHEN WE DO, WE WORRY ABOUT

amnion

THE WORK WE'RE NOT DOING.

~PARENTING IS MORE THAN FULL-TIME -

Sn |

IT SIMPLY NEVER STOPS ~- FROM EARLY

wees I.

MORNING TO LATE NIGHT,

IN ADDITION, WE LIVE ON EDGE OF

BANKRUPTCY. \ WE ARE NOTORIOUSLY BROKE.

bi ll De

MORTGAGED, IN DEBT, BEHIND, WITHOUT MUCH
nial — abel —

RELIEF EIN SIGHT.

—_—

No WONDER IT'S TOUGH To BE 30-40
rs To _BE JU~é

AND HAPPY,

—

‘s To wk We dy Worry lot ~

—~S or Comnmect ! .
b> web of Dee

WE URBAN DWELLERS COULD ADD TO THAT “&€/'%* 4

[G Wit
A PACE OF LIFE THAT IS BOTH WONDERFUL
aed a ed

AND INSANE WE LIVE FAST AND HARD AND

-_————n,

FILL EACH DAY WITH ACTIVITY, We, I am

—,

CONVINCED, WALK FASTER, EAT FASTER, LIVE

TWICE AS FAST AS OTHERS.

COMMLE?
PARTICULARLY PEOPLE FROM OTHER
Pie!
CULTURES: \rravy, FRANCE - MEALS, FOR
a i

INSTANCE, ALL~EVENING EVENTS} No HURRY-
a en A id

rnc | unLess SUE SLOWS ME DOWN ~ I START

a je
LOOKING AT MY WATCH AS SOON AS WE SIT
DOWN.

IS THERE NO WAY TO DO BETTER 2 To
rere Laan aia al

CUT THROUGH OUR LIFE STYLE AND CULTURAL
NORMS - OR ARE WE CAUGHT IN MAZE OF

UNHAPPINESS - UNFILLED?

CAN WE LIVE WELL? IN SPITE OF OUR

Pel Sed
INCOME - OR LACK: | RELATIONSHIPS - 6%
—_——a. : Sl
ABSENCE OF AND CAN WE DO IT WITH INTEG~
a
RITY?
al

IS THERE A CHRISTIAN RESPONSE THAT
nie |
ISN'T MBF WARMED OVER STOICISM 4 OR
Uctpom
OVERLY ROMANTICIZEDSMONASTICISM,(1.E.;
tale a]

DOWNSIZE, SELL OUT,\ MOVE TO WISCONSIN
OO eo

—— \ ums vse €

AND OPEN A CHEESE AND WINE STORE (WHICH arr ds
WILL REQUIRE 24 HOURS OF EVERY bay!) ane sty °
es WO
I THINK SQ. yr or
~souek ho
My Seige IS ONE OF BEST STORIES aby 4 sperm
yer
JEsuS TOLD - Goop SAMARITAN. . &©

ACTUALLY, IT'S THE QUESTION THAT
ae

PRECEDES:
LAWYER - TEACHER -| waar MUST i bo

areal
TO INHERIT ETERNAL LIFE? (-£-LEFE ,-FOR

HIM -, NOT LIFE AFTER DEATH, BUT FULL -
- TE ere
JOYFUL LIFE NOW: A METAPHOR FOR LIVING

WELL. )

WHAT SHALL I DO TO LIVE WELL?

JESUS - WHAT DOES OUR LAW (JUDAISM)
SAY?
+.
LAWYER "- LOVE _Gop WITH HEART, SOUL,

STRENGTH, MIND \ Noreen a RIF

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LOVE NEIGHBOR AS SELF __
4
G Loves (OrS——tewrs)—A-Loves

LAWYER - WHO IS NEIGHBOR? THEN

Ld

PARABLE - cone tne

LET’S GONPPEM - TO THE QUESTION AND
THE ANSWER \3 LOVES TO_WHICH JESUS

RESPONDED - ~ = bs

\* Do THIS AND YOU WILL LIVE -

GOD, NEIGHBOR, SELF
= a F agmammeaiind

START WITH NUMBER 3
@ Love SELF - VALUE YOURSELF -| vou
ei
ARE CHILD OF Gop L YOU CAN AFFORD SELF-
ESTEEM, BECAUSE YOUR CREATOR LOVES YOU.
'
IT’S NOT SO MUCH BECAUSE YOU ARE

LOVABLE -| so MUCH AS FHE CREATOR IS
a

LOVING. ( Hlasleg é} grace |

Tite
ve | arrryr \ , NOT ABSTRACTI¢ A. ——~ Wd actualy A (
, $6
[ap kerbs | —— > Se rae CARE OF YOURSELF. rowed |
ent aamet Don’T DRINK, EAT YOURSELF TO DEATH. equal | hw
Don'T ENGAGE IN DESTRUCTIVE BEHAV- (tt less
TOR

_ He Gd.

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DON'T SMOKE AND BE CAREFUL ABOUT
' bl Pal

YOUR cL, hae RELATIONSHIPS -( Both OF

De eel
eer,

WHICH CAN MAKE YOU VERY SICK AND KILL

rie

You.

-~

TAKE CARE OF BODY - EXERCISE

Dera |

LEARN TO RELAX

IDENTIFY WHAT MAKES YOU SMILE,

SIGH, Laugh Jano MAKE CERTAIN YOU PROVIDE
nama

CERTAIN YOU_PROV: \
& bce
IT. Give yore mn Wee Dante»
BE NICE TO vourseur.® Xa ake 30
THIS IS NOT EASY FOR MANY, A | wine ‘
eee pra Lela fr

MOST OF us.\ We THINK, MISTAKENLY, THAT
bin nll

al

WE ARE SUPPOSED TO FORGET SELF. (DW wit uly quit)

(2 LOVE NEIGHBOR: -
a -—- eeemmenaal

WE ARE NOT MADE FOR LIFE ALONE | We
Min,

LIVE IN RELATIONSHIP WITH oTHers. \ It xs

SAID THERE 1S NO SUCH THING AS SOLITARY
a
—" Jew (CHRISTIAN) HUMAN BEING.
Bern’ syed — ~

oe OUR RELATIONSHIPS ARE CRITICAL:

Acie pein
¥ wer SOURCE OF BOTH HAPPINESS AND UNHAPPI-
wer" NESS.

_—

; \ gv? Ne “

FOR MANY - PRIMARY, PRIMAL RELA-

Li al

TIONSHIPS ARE TROUBLESOME:
mow G0,
Ay) PARENTS/SIBLINGS - Aj TEND TO THEM

- DON'T LET THEM POISON LIFE, \DEAL WITH

THEM, SEEK HELP IF NECESSARY - Scpln (wey »
— Whi}
ALL OF US fonerve OUR PARENTS FOR culty rl aed
et OL, TE

ALL THEIR FAILURES - AND GET ON WITH

LIFE psnelue ~

§, BEYOND FAMILY - OUR COMMUNITIES - euuil pow
AT WORK

PLACE OF RESIDENCE
ee

BE KIND, ATTENTIVE, GRACIOUS AND BE
wee PP

a

RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR COMMUNITY EXER-

CESE CARE FOR THE PERSON IN NEXT APART-

a,
MENT WHOSE MOTHER DIED {AND ALSO THE
See
FAMILIES OF NI ~ OUR NEIGHBORS -WHO

NEED ALL OF US. ts
—_—— oTD™
Cc) SCHWEITZER TO STATE: YOU WILL ONLY
4
BE HAPPY IF YOU FIND SOMEONE TO SERVE.

Popa on ( Tag\teel— -~ sayt { dy it

ae Parcaats - y le mae
tome Sq ON
Qiva =¢ qift -

Voook. bye = OM wan aw yt vail
ak SMa whe Was owedort = offivw Le

Crt b ~ponrily >

= Cut Cia

wo, AUGUSTINE ~ 4TH CENTURY - IN

THE MIDST OF HIS OWN_STRUGGLE TO LIVE

WELL - WHICH BEGAN IN HEDONISM AND ENDED

~ wi ' Z
IN ASCETICISM: “(@ Way ZO'y~ A West of rok +L
ee Cloek, Pare
_ “THOU HAST MADE OUR HEARTS RESTLESS \weowes prs
UNTIL THEY FIND THEIR REST IN twee,» ' O Gd = yrale
Wot, Youy, +
WE ARE HUNGRY FOR Gop \- A Wola bolas ~
YEARNING/LONGING FOR TRANSCENDENCE IN pe vel quik
mrt

US.

hee

So, SMM THERE IS A SPIRITUAL
ae a el

DIMENSION THAT IS FOUNDATIONAL TO LIVING

| meal

WELL -
Pr mend

BIG MARKET FOR THIS
Pe
LOTS OF BOOKS
ont
NEW INTEREST IN SPIRITUALITY
=e
OTHER RELIGIONS ~- EASTERN

MEDITATION TECHNIQUES,

oe) Belane, | \ 2 SPIRITUAL COMPONENT
pliers
REGULAR PUBLIC WORSHIP - (WHEN I
, amannammnan |

CAN'T PRAISE Gop BECAUSE I'M OVERWHELMED

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BY LIFE AND STRUGGLE, THE COMMUNITY
HELPS Me)

ONE HOUR SITTING IN PRESENCE OF GoD

cre
oy MEDITATION - PRAYER - RELAXATIGN -~

re

GETTING IN TOUCH WITH YOUR OWN
SPIRIT.

C _ BELONGING TO A COMMUNITY OF BELIEV-
Tn,

i,

ERS WHO SHARE THE JOURNEY - AND, WHO
etl

een

LIVE, AT LEAST IN PART, FOR OTHERS AND

en

FOR THE WORLD.

Cyr Rost Seng _ gan wer
Fale | Be geht yy A OM hut
cite Ds Hordes — ean 02 ~ oo
~ egy | \ heake b-

“Thadecl- 3 Vc ppaes 5 nw m

ows ack eNgraee
he oe

(oer2t & Way MB.

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