Author Archives: Bob Patrick

Repost: Can the Heart Win This One?

Posted on July 17, 2024 by Bob Patrick

Reposted from February 28, 2024 Are we so disconnected from our own souls that we are unable to recognize the soul within another?   –Lisa Kiel True justice and equity will not happen until we see each other as equals.  –Rita … Continue reading →

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Repost: See. Notice. Witness.

Posted on July 12, 2024 by Bob Patrick

Reposted from February 12, 2024 There’s a parable that Jesus tells in the Christian gospel of Matthew. For years it left me troubled. This is my summary of that parable, which Jesus said illustrated what the Kingdom of God is … Continue reading →

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Repost: Liberating Love–Letting Go

Posted on July 9, 2024 by Bob Patrick

Reposted from January 22, 2024 I find a lot of meaning in seeing patterns, symbols, shapes and repeating dynamics. Anytime. Anywhere. With any set of relationships. When I see a pattern or repeating dynamic or a symbol of a thing … Continue reading →

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Repost: Love and Light

Posted on July 3, 2024 by Bob Patrick

Reposted from January 1, 2024 This is a phrase that was made popular by the New Age movement of the 1980’s and 90’s.  Perhaps it was the equivalent of “thoughts and prayers” in that it was a phrase to say … Continue reading →

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Is Democracy A Gift?

Posted on July 1, 2024 by Bob Patrick

During the month of July at UUCG, we will be considering “the gift of democracy and compassion.” It feels eerie to me, in some respects, to ponder the gift of democracy at a time in our own country where the … Continue reading →

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Repost: The Way of Generosity

Posted on June 25, 2024 by Bob Patrick

Reposted from November 27, 2023 True words aren’t charmingCharming words aren’t true.Good people aren’t contentious,Contentious people aren’t good.People who know aren’t learned,Learned people don’t know.Wise souls don’t hoard;The more they do for others the more they have,The more they give, … Continue reading →

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Repost: Presume the Best

Posted on June 20, 2024 by Bob Patrick

A repost from November 14, 2024 Over my lifetime, more than one person has come along with the message that in the midst of conflict or potential conflict, we should presume the best of the other party’s intention. The fact … Continue reading →

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