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The Ready Room: Natural Ignorance
Ignorance. It simply means (from it’s Latin root) what one doesn’t know. It doesn’t imply stupidity or foolishness. When I am ignorant of a thing, it’s just what I don’t know. There are so many things I don’t know. There … Continue reading
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Tagged UU 1st Principle, UU 2nd Principle, UU 4th Principle, UU 6th Principle, UU 7th Principle
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The Ready Room: This Was Just a Drill
This was just a drill… I don’t fully know why, but for most of my life I have been somewhat obsessed with safety and exit strategies in case of an emergency. I am the one who will seek out and … Continue reading
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Tagged UU 4th Principle, UU 5th Principle, UU 6th Principle
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Sheltering Walls: No outsiders
Moreover, I am cognizant of the interrelatedness of all communities and states. I cannot sit idly by in Atlanta and not be concerned about what happens in Birmingham. Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in … Continue reading
The Threshold: Should I Stay or Should I Go?
Almost every week, first time visitors cross our threshold at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Gwinnett. Many come in search mode, looking for something that they may not have found elsewhere. Some arrive with serious baggage that they may have … Continue reading
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 Garden: Intention and Practice
At this moment in human history, the unrestrained extraction and burning of fossil fuels has brought us, in the industrialized nations, to the point where we are contaminating and pillaging the Earth to such an extreme that we are endangering … Continue reading
Journeys: Thirsty
Life on earth began in water, and all life on earth depends on water. Our emergence from and reliance on water is one of the most tangible and deepest connections between all manner of life – from humans to puppies … Continue reading
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Tagged community, Unitarian Universalist, UU 2nd Principle, UU 6th Principle, UU 7th Principle, water
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