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Unwanted Belonging
There are times that you find yourself belonging to a group that you feared. A group that would change your life forever. All you see are the tears of suffering and death. You never see the smiles and the laughter … Continue reading
Belonging: Pokemon Politics
My 9-year-old granddaughter is homeschooled, but on Thursdays she goes to a “hybrid” school program with other homeschooled kids. This year she is in a class with mostly kids she didn’t know before. After the second week, I picked her … Continue reading
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Tagged community, connection, friends, friendship, perspective, UU 1st Principle, UU 3rd Principle
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The Problem of Belonging
We hold this power in our hearts: the ability to accept or reject. Young human beings move from one group to another wondering–will they let me in? The playground. The athletic team. The lunch table. The new classroom. The return … Continue reading
December 5–Hope: What’s cooking?
In yesterday’s post, I observed the 13th century origins of the English word Hope, and how the English roots seem to be specifically Christian terms for salvation from hell by God. I suggested that as Unitarian Universalists, we might re-shape … Continue reading
December 4–Hope: Where do we start?
Hope is one of those words. It is an Old English word, both as a noun, hopa, and a verb, hopian. They enter the stream of our language in the 12th century as what seem to be entirely Christian theologically based … Continue reading
November 28–Faith: Face to Face
I’ve seen some ugly “conversations” on social media. I notice that we tend to be quicker to say things on social media than we do face to face. Is this about personal cowardice? Do I not have the “fortitude” to … Continue reading
Faith: Worth and Dignity
I conducted a class recently with Latin students about the ancient philosophy of Stoicism. Like many cultural ideas, the tenets of Stoicism permeated ancient Rome, and because of that, it still floats in the air of many of those cultures … Continue reading