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Sowing: Seeds of Joy
For this last day of March and our theme of Sowing, I share a practice that I recently learned from an article by Elisha Goldstein. Here are my shortcut instructions if you don’t want to read the article: 1. Get … Continue reading
Sowing: Seeds of Faith
Last night was the UUCG annual fundraising event. Traditionally, this event has been an auction, but this year we tried something different. This year we had what was more of an “auction-themed party”. Guests would offer their donation at the … Continue reading
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Sowing: Seeds of Change
I imagine two seeds talking to each other one day. They are both morning glory seeds–small, brown and very hard, usually. One of the seeds announces that it is ready for some serious change. It has decided that it is … Continue reading
Sowing: Growth and Potential
It is difficult to fathom the notion that a seed no larger than a quick-cook oat has within it the potential to grow into a giant redwood tree. It is a challenge to wrap one’s mind around the idea that … Continue reading
Sowing: Split Wide Open
Light Will someday split you open Even if your life is now a cage, For a divine seed, the crown of destiny, Is hidden and sown on an ancient, fertile plain That you hold the title to. Hafiz, In A … Continue reading
Sowing: Creating Change
Here there is a patch of dirt. It doesn’t look like much, but it is infinite in its potential. In order for it to become a garden it will take diligent effort on your part. Enrich it, and it will … Continue reading
Sowing: The Last Seed
Sowing in the morning, sowing seeds of kindness, Sowing in the noontide and the dewy eve; Waiting for the harvest, and the time of reaping, We shall come rejoicing, bringing in the sheaves. I grew up singing this song in … Continue reading
Sowing: Metagenomics, science as metaphor
There is a relatively new field of scientific study called metagenomics. Just as geneticists are tracking the human genome, they are also tracking the genomes of myriad living things. In the world of microbiology, tracking the genomics of a pathogen … Continue reading
Sowing: Star Trek: Connected by Our Differences
“I am pleased to see that we have differences. May we together become greater than the sum of both of us.” -Surak of Vulcan, Star Trek: TOS, episode #77, “The Savage Curtain” There are few pop culture phenomena that serve … Continue reading
Sowing: And Not Knowing
A few years ago, we created a compost bin in our back yard just off the edge of our deck. Convenience was our main goal–a short walk from the kitchen to the deck to drop materials into the bin. That … Continue reading
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