Service

~ A Universal Tributes Course ~

UNIVERSAL TRIBUTE THREE

Divine Will works through me as me when I have no attachment to the form of the task and no expectations of outcome.

PURPOSE

To acknowledge the inherent gift of the urge to serve and to recognize how attachments to beliefs and the material world distort behavior

BENEFITS

1. To recognize the urge to serve and patterns of service through self-study
2. To explore attachment in various forms and how it affects the quality of service
3. To realize the relationship between self-care, urge to serve, and attachments
   
   

The Life Force produces a constant and passionate drive toward full expression of each being’s potential. This driving energy is why service is life itself and why we have an urge to serve.

WHY THIS COURSE MIGHT SERVE  YOU

• Do you turn the other way when you see someone beckoning for help?  
• Are you irritated by the inertia, requests, or behaviors of those whom you serve? 
• Are you reaching the burnout point in your present area of service?  
• Do you feel as though your efforts are not appreciated?

This course on service supports you to care for yourself as a server and to explore the beliefs and expectations you bring to service through the understanding and practice of Tribute Three:  Divine Will works through me as me when I have no attachment to the form of the task and no expectations of outcome. 

Objectives

1. To become acquainted with the Ten Universal Tributes
2. To study the concepts in Tribute Three
3. To recognize the human urge to serve
4. To trace your personal history of service
5. To learn about various forms of attachment
6. To learn the relationship of self-care, the urge to serve, and our attachments

Topics Covered

• The ten Universal Tributes as a Spiritual Roadmap

• Tribute Three and Tenets: Divine Will works through me as me when I have no attachment to the form of the task and no expectations of outcome.
• The urge to serve in human nature and personal history
• The various forms of attachment
• The place of self-care in service

I am here solely to offer
my service to others with
the purest inner
motivation possible. 
~ Tribute 3,Tenet 5 ~

Recommendations for how to best study this course

• Read portions of Born to Serve by Susan Trout as indicated throughout the course materials. Download Born to Serve or request a free hard copy of the book through our Bookgiving Project.
• Follow the recommended study steps and complete the reading and worksheet assignments. The course was designed to be completed in one month though you may choose to work on the course at your own pace.
• Spend approximately one-half to one hour each day to complete the course.
• Apply the course material in your personal and work life. Practice is essential!
• Repeat the course or spend more time on any section to deepen your work with the course materials.

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