loyalty

I have a whole bunch of loyalty cards, tho there are several major ones I don't have cos I just don't shop in those places/can't be bothered to apply for say, nectar points. I use my Co-op one a fair bit, I like their ethics, and live very close by :)
But mainly, I'm not particularly loyal. I know for some people it's an important attribute, but it's just not one of life's key things for me. I think it is to do with the sense that loyalty should be earned - built up over time. Whereas I'm the kind of person who likes to treat everyone with as much UPR as I can, irrespective of if I've just met them or if I grew up with them. So I kind of like the idea that I will be "loyal" to anyone and everyone, I'll think the best of them, trust them, they don't have to earn and then keep that right, if you know what I mean. That I'll defend their right to be believed and liked even if I've only just met them. You may think I'm naive - not everyone likes to trust others without having a basis on which to do so. And I wouldn't advocate blindly trusting anyone and not staying in tune with your instincts - I was clear I wasn't going to teach a scary "stranger danger" of telling my children they mustn't trust everyone, but I still told them not to just go off with someone.

I really like the idea that God has no favourites (and so in my mind, no loyalty). He loves each and every one of us just as much, whether we pray constantly or if we're a mass murder.

Loyalty to all rather than a few is just how I like to see the world and it is working for me so far :)

"What's on your mind becomes what's in your life. So think the thoughts you want to see" Karen Salmansohn