Tag Archives: transformation

What’s In A Name?

Posted on November 7, 2024 by admin

I am Lydia Miriam III.  The Lydia Miriam women in my life knew hardship and lived under the umbrella of a patriarchal society.  In my immediate childhood family I was the youngest of 4 children.   Both of my brothers … Continue reading →

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Tiny Dragon

Posted on October 1, 2024 by admin

My grandson is an amazement to me. At 7 months he now has two teeth and is working on a third. He is pulling up and taking very mishap tottering almost walking movements. He picks up toys and shakes them … Continue reading →

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Glistening Gauzy Threads: Pluralism –> Renewal

Posted on May 31, 2024 by admin

I just can’t help it, y’all: For me, summer starts on June 1. So on this last day ofMay, I see us teeter-tottering on the threshold between the seasons. In a moment,with just one more push up from the ground, … Continue reading →

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Return Again: Born and Reborn Again

Posted on August 14, 2016 by admin

I wrote this poem in an attempt to describe my experience many years ago while hiking the Kilauea crater on The Big Island in Hawaii, and then walking the rocky shore many miles away where the lava drips into the … Continue reading →

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The Labyrinth: A Holy Place

Posted on October 3, 2014 by Christiana McQuain

When our heart is in a holy place, When our heart is in a holy place We are blessed with love and amazing grace, When our heart is in a holy place. ~ hymn lyrics by Joyce Poley One of … Continue reading →

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Journeys: Transformative Journeys

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Christiana McQuain

Barbados, like all Caribbean destinations, is extraordinarily naturally beautiful.  The landscape, the beaches, the sea – all breathtaking.  Twenty-one years ago I had occasion to travel there for a professional assignment, and, although I didn’t realize it at the time, … Continue reading →

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Metamorphosis: Transforming Community

Posted on April 29, 2014 by admin

During a workshop at a recent gathering of Unitarian Universalists, those present were asked to articulate their dream for the world.  I summed up my dream in two words: Radical Relatedness. I dream of a world in which people are radically related … Continue reading →

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