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I train my mind and soul on a daily basis, trying to live "Good thoughts, good words, good deeds," to use a Zoroastrian concept. I want people to see me as a man of a courage, friendly, honest, and responsible nature- the essence of what my name means, Robert, the bright-fame. A life without honor is the life of some kind of troglodytish horror.
I think of myself as English, Englisc, one of the folk- even if the folk doesn't even regard itself as being such anymore, in the U.S. or in England itself. This is what I say when people ask me what I am, "English."
I follow God, the true All-Father, in all things and I follow the idea that a holy life is also a life of toil and hard work, not something sanctified by divine mercy or by the mediation of a middleman. I don't need a helper, just the personal strength to live my life on my own terms. I thank the ancestors for making me who I am today and my living family for supporting me when times are tough.
I don't care for rituals, dogmas, creeds. This is why I don't go to church or hof, why I don't do communions or blots or anything like that. Let other people mumble their showy, arcane phrases or play pick-up sticks with the runes- I'll just have things my way, straight to the point when it comes to prayer, minimal ritual and nothing fancy.
I don't try to convince people via words, not much point. I'd rather have people judge me based on how I live my life.
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