According to Google there are over 4,000 recognized religions in the world. These include churches, congregations, faith groups, and tribal and cultural faiths and movements. The history of religion began with the invention of writing over 5000 years ago, around 3200 BC.
Religious belief is very important to me.
For most people, it is a means for spiritual awareness and inspiration. I respect the beliefs of others. Religion has caused a great deal of pain and hardship since the beginning of time, but we can curtail much of that pain and hardship simply by being respectful of the religious beliefs and rights of others.
While I was doing my research for this blog post, I learned that the Golden Rule is so-named because there is value (the gold) in having respect and a caring attitude for one another (the rule). The Golden Rule should forever be a guideline for society and a rule of law for our children. Teaching our children to never bully, make fun of, or disrespect another person just because they are different, teaching them to choose love and not hate, is always a win-win situation!
I also found this great article by Leo Babauta on Zenhabits.net, 18 Practice Tips to live by according to the Golden Rule. I loved these 18 tips so much I am inspired to share them, however I’m sharing only the synopsis here, so do click the title link above if you want to read the whole fabulous post!
- Practice empathy
- Practice compassion
- Treat others well
- Be helpful
- Be friendly
- Be courteous in traffic
- Listen to others
- Overcome prejudice
- Stop criticism
- Don’t control others
- Be a child
- Send yourself a reminder to live by the Golden Rule
- Tie a string to your finger (to remind yourself throughout the day)
- Post a mantra on your wall or make it your home page
- Rise above retaliation
- Be the change
- Notice how it makes you feel
- Say a prayer
Why I Chose to Design Religious, Spiritual, and Uplifting Products for the Liz Daniel Emporium
I have designed religious and spiritual themed products to help individuals express and share their religious beliefs with others in a way that is simply a joyful and uplifting sharing of what helps us keep going through good times and bad.
My religious products are NOT designed to convince anyone to change their beliefs!
I want to help make the lives of others better. Life is not meant for people to be just surviving, but for living to its fullest! Life is meant to have our dreams come true, and those of our children, and to live in harmony in a society not sundered by people fighting over religion. My products are meant to be a means of promoting brotherly love, harmony, and good will among mankind through joyful sharing of happy inspiration. No matter what religion you practice, at the core of it the message is the same, and that message is the Golden Rule – treat others, and yourself, as you wish to be treated, with kindness, compassion and love.
I want my products to inspire the hearts of people to help others in time of need, to feed the hungry, to clothe and shelter those who need it, and to generally make this world a better place for all by inviting love and compassion into our lives.
I love surrounding myself with reminders of the real and common core messages of all religions: love, inspiration, kindness. I love surrounding myself with reminders of these messages expressed through my own religious beliefs. And I love enabling others to do the same through my products which can easily be edited or revised to reflect your own personal beliefs!
Visit the Liz Daniel Emporium to find uplifting and inspirational products from key chains and t-shirts to phone cases, mouse pads and tote bags. All were designed for you with love and thoughts of the golden rule in heart and mind ♡ I hope you enjoy them! Thank you for checking out the Liz Daniel Emporium shop on Zazzle!
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