The QUUF Right Relations Covenant

The covenant below is our promise of how we want to BE together. Based on QUUF’s Covenant Statement, it expands upon how we agree to use compassion, curiosity, reverence and respect while seeking our truths.

We, the members of Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship covenant to:

Compassion

• Be kind.
• Speak from the heart.
• Communicate directly with the person(s) involved, using honesty and care.
• Consider what is the most loving thing we can do or say right now.
• Forgive ourselves and others when we don’t live up to this Covenant.
• Begin again in love.

Curiosity

• Be curious about the other person’s point of view.
• Assume that others have good intentions.
• Be willing to admit that we are not always right.
• Be willing to let go of being in control of the situation.
• Reflect upon how our own projections, past issues, wounds and tendencies color our stance.
• Be open to receiving feedback from others when the time is right.

Reverence

• Honor our Seven Principles.
• Appreciate and lift up the actions of others.
• Balance personal needs with the good of the whole.
• Honor the sacred space we have created as a community of fellow travelers.

Respect

• Listen deeply so that others feel heard.
• Avoid judging, blaming, shaming, or trying to fix others.
• Discern the difference between gossip and healthy communication.
• Respect confidentiality and personal boundaries.
• Trust that conflicts can be worked through rather than avoided.
• Respect each individual’s unique learning style, social ability, life experience, gender identity, socio-economic status, mental condition, race, age, personality, sexual orientation, theology, and politics.

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This page last updated August 18, 2022