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Harbor: Welcome Home!
Welcome Home! I love to travel, and I love to come home. When I leave my house for an extended time, I actually say out loud, “Bye house!” And when I return, I say, “Welcome home!” How often have you … Continue reading
The Playground – Win, Lose, or Draw: Ties
Our 7th UU Principle says we have respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part. I feel like we most exemplify this principle when we call a game a tie. We say, “both of … Continue reading
The Playground – Win, Lose, or Draw: Losing
I played basketball when I was younger, from about the first grade (when I was young enough to bug my parents until they gave in) to the fifth grade (when my interests changed). It can (and probably should) go without … Continue reading
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Tagged community, compassion, loss, respect, UU 1st Principle
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The Playground – Win, Lose, or Draw: Winning
The 5th principle of Unitarian Universalism states that we believe in the right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large. To me this says that we follow our conscience and … Continue reading
Foundations: Togetherness
I have 451 friends, and they all hear everything I have to say. With the stroke of an enter key, I can share with them all what I had for breakfast. I am so connected. Certainly our capability to communicate … Continue reading
The Library: Hallowed Ground
As part of a “getting to know you” game, we were asked at a dinner to show something we had in our wallets that was of importance to us. That night, I found three library cards in my purse. We … 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
Posted in The Labyrinth
Tagged community, connection, gratitude, perspective, UU 2nd Principle, UU 3rd Principle
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