Monthly Archives: December 2024

Presence Is Engagement

There are five simple and immediate ways to move our minds and bodies into the present moment.  Our five senses are gateways into presence. To use them with any good effect on our perceptions, we have to engage what we … Continue reading

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Being There Is Doing Something

Solutions-Focused, Action-Oriented folks, raise your hands! As many of you already know, I love “DOING” something. I want to take action whenever I am faced with an obstacle or problem. This is a wonderful attribute in business, in hobbies, when … Continue reading

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Omnism

According to the Oxford dictionary the term Onmist has its earliest use in the writing of Phillip Bailey the poet. He is most widely remembered for his work entitled, “Festus” which in total comprises over 40,000 lines. I have not … Continue reading

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Discovering the Practice of Presence

The practice of presence is being fully aware and engaged in the present moment. With the assistance of my artificial intelligence app, I found that some key aspects of being present are mindfulness, meditation, and grounding. Mindfulness is paying attention … Continue reading

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That First Tooth

Our grandson, the tiny dragon, is working on his 5th tooth. We’ve been with him on his journey with the first tooth coming in and out and in and out starting around 3 months. These teeth are not a sprint … Continue reading

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The Peace in Presence

With the beginning of December, we usher in the theme of living love through the practice of presence in our worship services, in these daily reflections, and in all the other areas of shared community life at UUCG.  The theme … Continue reading

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