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Filled with Loving Kindness: The Absurdity of Today
(The fires, while very real and truly devastating, are herein used as a metaphor for my feelings about the results of the 2016 U.S. Presidential election. Also very real and – from my perspective – truly devastating.) Wildfires are … Continue reading
Return Again: What Are You?
I watched the first of three segments of the PBS series “9 Months That Made You.” This first episode offers a profound view of the first 8 weeks of human development at the cellular level. Scientists have made significant discoveries … Continue reading
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Tagged mystery, perspective, true self, UU 7th Principle
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Listening: Whose Headphones?
For quite a few years, something called a “Silent Disco” has been gaining popularity. It’s a party at which there are several DJs playing different music, and all of the guests wear headphones, each with the ability to individually control … Continue reading
Posted in Listening
Tagged community, music, perspective, UU 1st Principle, UU 2nd Principle
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Mother’s Day – The Grove: Giving
“Once there was a tree and she loved a little boy very, very much – even more than she loved herself.” ~Shel Silverstein, The Giving Tree If you look closely, honestly at your relationship with your mother, regardless of the … Continue reading
Posted in The Grove
Tagged connection, gifts, gratitude, Love, perspective, relationships
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The Kitchen: What We Bring to the Table
I hate my kitchen. Years ago, when I first set foot in this kitchen as a prospective home buyer, it was the thing I liked least about this house. It is old (the house was built in the late 80s), … Continue reading
The Library: Overdue
I have a very bad habit of keeping my library books for longer than the allotted borrowing period. Sometimes it is because I haven’t had the time to read them, but more often than not it is simply because I … Continue reading
The Labyrinth: of Gratitude
In 1992, I was arrested with some people that were breaking into cars in Pine Lake. Seeing that I was on a leave of absence from my family’s first group home, they called my DFACS caseworker to come pick me … Continue reading
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Tagged community, connection, gratitude, perspective, UU 2nd Principle, UU 3rd Principle
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The Labyrinth: What Happens Next?
The ancient myth of the Minotaur and Theseus in the Labyrinth has, apparently, several – if not many – versions. The stories vary from each other in both minor (was it annually or every nine years that sacrificial youths were … Continue reading
The Garden: Impact
“This we know: All things are connected like the blood that unites us. We did not weave the web of life, We are merely a strand in it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves.” -Chief Seattle … Continue reading
Posted in The Garden
Tagged change, environment, impact, Interconnected Web, Love, perspective, UU 7th Principle
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