Monthly Archives: September 2025

Please Don’t Stop The Music

One of my favorite dance songs is Rihanna’s “Please Don’t Stop the Music.” During the COVID pandemic, the music at UUCG almost stopped completely for a while. We had to use Zoom to talk to and see one another. Anyone … Continue reading

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Belonging and Loneliness

Somewhere, early in life, a longing rises up within us. We long to have a people who are our people, a language that is our language, places that we see and know immediately as our places, a philosophy of life … Continue reading

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Primal Belonging

There is something primal about the feeling of belonging.  When we are made to feel that we belong, it is not because we have thought our way into it. Belonging is not an intellectual experience.   It is not because … Continue reading

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Our Shared Vessel

Rivers are symbolically rich, historically significant, majestic works of nature. Their presence, their movement sustains life where it might otherwise perish. Today, we reflect on our interconnectedness, as if each of our lives were tributaries of a vast river.  Rivers … Continue reading

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Three Men Belonging

Generally speaking, I am in good health. Once I became “over 60” the doctors I see became much more interested in running tests to see if, in fact, I am in generally good health. On this particular morning, I was … Continue reading

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Building Belonging: My Journey

I first came to the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Gwinnett as a curious visitor around 2010-2011. I didn’t know it at the time, but I was witnessing the winds of change, both in myself and the church. I started visiting … Continue reading

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Belonging At Any Cost

The largest underground city in Turkey is the Derinkuyu Underground City, located in the Cappadocia region. It has 18 levels carved into volcanic rock and could house over 20,000 people. It has places for storage and livestock. It has ventilation … Continue reading

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