Tag Archives: generosity

Primal Belonging

Posted on September 12, 2025 by Bob Patrick

There is something primal about the feeling of belonging.  When we are made to feel that we belong, it is not because we have thought our way into it. Belonging is not an intellectual experience.   It is not because … 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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Building Beloved Community

Posted on September 4, 2025 by admin

Recently I was at a store checking out and the very nice cashier asked if “We would be using our store credit card today.” I had to look around as I left the house by myself and had not picked … Continue reading →

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Longing for Belonging

Posted on September 2, 2025 by admin

Toko-pa Turner, in her wonderful book Belonging: Remembering Ourselves Home, says that at the very heart of our ache to belong “is the longing to be recognized for one’s gifts, to be welcomed in love and kinship, to feel a … 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: Sharing

Posted on September 5, 2024 by admin

Roxy likes to keep to herself mostly at our house. She spends most of her time on the back deck watching. She makes note of the animals that cross over through the creek area and barks when a deer, squirrel, … Continue reading →

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Where Does Our Abundance Go?

Posted on November 13, 2023 by admin

The first service at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Gwinnett this November featured four speakers sharing reflections on generosity in addition to the homily and, though Iparticipated as a speaker, I found myself further inspired by the thoughts of our … Continue reading →

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