That's what I think is interesting about it -- it isn't an obvious attempt (at least not to me) to provide a unifying umbrella. I didn't even realize that there were others who thought the way I do, but I stumbled upon this when researching what it would take to become licensed to perform marriage ceremonies in my state (heh - that's another topic...)
"People generally discover they are humanists, rather than seek the path toward humanism. It's not something they create or invent; it's something they discover"
That's exactly how I felt. I wasn't trying to "find" anything -- I don't feel any void in my life and I'm not trying to fill it with a community or a dogma or anything like that. I just found it interesting that my beliefs are actually philosophized and documented in a public manner.
Here is more information about
Humanist beliefs:
"Humanists believe in a scientific, rather than a supernatural or divine, explanation for how we all (plants, animals, planets, stars, galaxies) got to where we are.
Humanists believe that people are capable of both good and evil all on their own, and we work hard for the good.
Humanists believe it is our purpose to become our very best selves, take care of each other, and to take good care of the planet where we live. We act this way not to earn some eternal reward, or to avoid some eternal punishment, but because it's ethical."