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The Kitchen: Right, good, true?
Then I said, “You asked me if I thought your visions were true, I would say that they were if they make you become More human, More kind to every creature and plant That you know.” Hafiz The conversation could … Continue reading
The Labyrinth: Our Lives
On the signature line of my work email, I have a quotation from the Persian poet and mystic Rumi: “Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing there is a field. I’ll meet you there.” Recently, I sent an email out … Continue reading
The Labyrinth: Really Back and Really Forth
The work of Spirit is always circular and labyrinthine. I often find myself cruising along in life at any number of things when I suddenly run up against push back. Sometimes, the pushback feels almost like a punch in the … 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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The Labyrinth: Fair vs. Just
Sarah: That’s not fair! Jareth: You say that so often, I wonder what your basis for comparison is? ~ lines from Jim Henson’s film, Labyrinth, 1986 The majority – if not all – of people reading this, through sheer luck, … Continue reading
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Tagged action, compassion, empowerment, equity, fairness, justice, social justice, UU 2nd Principle, UU 5th Principle, UU 6th Principle
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The Labyrinth: A Loop
You think you have things all figured out, and then life throws you a loop. The two epidemiologists from the Center for Disease Control told their story on Story Corps. They were in Sierra Leone for five and a half … Continue reading