Our sense of self depends, in large part, on the story we tell ourselves about our life. Our memories -- implicit and explicit -- guide how we approach life in the present. How can we make sense of our lives and memories in a way that helps us be an author of our own story, not a mere observer in a life beyond our control? Jone Johnson Lewis, NoVES Leader, offers some ideas.
We have the gift of human life, wherever it comes from, and the means of developing what is distinctively human.... When we ask, “What does it mean to be human?”, we find the answer in our ethical nature and in the cultivation of the gifts and possibilities of human beings. For it is the truth and beauty and goodness within human beings, that human beings must fulfill.... To believe in freedom, we have to believe in people.
Ethical Societies near the Northern Virginia Ethical Society:
Baltimore Ethical Society
Washington Ethical Society
