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The Compassion in Equity

Posted on October 16, 2025 by Bob Patrick

In some conversion on social media that I was involved with (I wish I could remember where so that I could give credit), I heard this proposition:  when privilege meets equality it experiences oppression. When privilege meets equality it experiences … Continue reading →

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Who Doesn’t Belong?

Posted on September 17, 2025 by admin

A social media post from a talking head recently got me thinking: Who doesn’t belong? The post mentioned a trip to New York City and said, among other things, “So many people in the city who don’t belong.” What a … Continue reading →

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Belonging and Loneliness

Posted on September 15, 2025 by Bob Patrick

Somewhere, early in life, a longing rises up within us. We long to have a people who are our people, a language that is our language, places that we see and know immediately as our places, a philosophy of life … Continue reading →

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What’s With This Word ‘Building?’

Posted on September 5, 2025 by admin

When I hear the word building, I immediately picture buildings (noun) or building (verb). I think of neighborhoods with houses, apartments and condos. I imagine the skylines of cities and the invasive noise of construction sites. Building any building is … Continue reading →

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If We Build It, Will They Come?

Posted on September 3, 2025 by admin

We are building a new way.We are building a new way.We are building a new way,feeling stronger ev’ry day,We are building a new way. -Sharing The Journey # 1017, Martha Sandefer We sing these words with some regularity. I love … Continue reading →

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Building Belonging

Posted on September 1, 2025 by Bob Patrick

It is with great joy and some trepidation that I write these opening words for our 2025-2026 season of the Words of Wisdom? reflections.  Great Joy! Those of us who collaborate to write daily reflections on our Unitarian Universalist themes … Continue reading →

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Millie, Archer and Roxy: Engage

Posted on September 3, 2024 by admin

So this summer our son and his new wife, our new daughter in love are living with us while they sell their two separate homes  in NC and Michigan. They work remotely and share loving space with us and their … Continue reading →

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