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Living More Boldly
What if gratitude is not necessarily feeling good and approving about what has happened in our lives. If I am not careful, I find myself falling into a predictable litany of gratitudes for things that are largely the result of … Continue reading
The Compassion in Justice
All of our Unitarian Universalist values, in one way or another, embody the dynamic of change. Among them, transformation, pluralism, generosity, interdependence, equity, and justice, with love at the center, certainly justice stands out as a value charged with the … Continue reading
The Compassion in Equity
In some conversion on social media that I was involved with (I wish I could remember where so that I could give credit), I heard this proposition: when privilege meets equality it experiences oppression. When privilege meets equality it experiences … Continue reading
The Compassion in Interdependence
I am completely sold on the idea of interdependence. I have seen and continue to see how nothing of what I do and am is solely the product of my own doing. I have been supported, helped, hurt, understood, protected, … Continue reading
The Compassion in Generosity
Do you know someone who would give you the shirt off their back? It’s an old saying. I had a grandmother who fit that description. The best way I can describe her is this way: if she became aware that … Continue reading
The Compassion in Pluralism
At first glance, pluralism is a “cold” term for me. My encounter with the word came along at a time when it was being used publicly to try and get people to put up with and tolerate differences in each … Continue reading
Compassion: Suffering Together
Compassion is a word that we use a lot as Unitarian Universalists both in every day conversations directing and guiding our ethical practices and attitudes and in our attempts to address the Divine as “Spirit of love and compassion.” Compassion … Continue reading