Toys that inspire creativity

Many educational theorists complain about the toys made for kids.  They note that most of the creativity is put in by the designers and manufacturers leaving little to exercise the creative imaginatio

Centennial Awards: Sue Ames

I have learned to appreciate other people's lives and to be grateful for my own good fortune. I am grateful for the ability to help women who experience difficult situations in their lives. The post C

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Do You Talk to Your Car? part 2

Certainly, it’s good practice to treat your dog as person-like – as having beliefs and desires entitled to a certain degree of concern and respect. It may be the case that your dog's person-like-ness

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Casablanca—One of America’s Favorite Movies Opened Nation-wide

Although it had an official premier at the Hollywood Theatre back on November 27, 1942 to make it eligible for the 1943 Academy Awards, Casablanca went into general release 79 years ago today on Janua

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Office Administrator Position Open as of 1/16/2022 The Unitarian Church of Los Alamos is hiring a part-time Office Administrator. The Office Administrator will support the life of the church by tendin

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A clear concise intention is vital for spells and life

This month the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair, New Jersey’s focus is on the meaning of intention. This is part of the January Soul Matters’ theme of “Living with Intention.” Intentio

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Continuing

“I invite you now to join me in that promise: to continue the struggle for life, liberation, and justice even when it’s hard, when it feels impossible, when it hurts so badly we’re sure that we’ll die

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Review: “The Tragedy of Macbeth”

Weekend Editor Eric O. Scott reviews the new film by Joel Coen, "The Tragedy of Macbeth," adapted from Shakespeare's play. Continue reading Review: “The Tragedy of Macbeth” at The Wild Hunt.

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Feminist Therapy in Boston

Going through the old boxes from Boston are taking a long time. The other day, I came upon a few folders from the part-time private practice I had in feminist therapy for women. Of course, most of my

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Weekly Bread #155

Not much to say today, but there is something I think about just showing up as promised. I have committed to weekly postings, so here it is. L’Chaim! My average weight this week is up 1 pound for a to

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Do You Talk to Your Car?

I’m interested in what we believe. In particular, I’m interested in those things that we believe but don’t really believe – the things we pretend to believe. And why we do that. Do you talk to your ca

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“But I Didn’t Mean…”

Sometimes, even with our best intentions, we cause hurt and distress we might not mean. This week, we close out our exploration of intention with the need to understand how we impact the world around

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Week Two of our 30 Days of Love is On!

We enter week two of 30 Days of Love lamenting the immoral blocking of the Freedom to Vote and John Lewis Voting Acts. It is disheartening to witness our elected leaders sided with vote suppression an

Connecting to Gods for Whom There is Little Lore

If you’re called to help establish or re-establish the worship of a deity for whom there is little lore, you’ve got a lot of work in front of you. But it’s doable work. What an amazing opportunity to

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Knobcone pine

Native from southwestern Oregon to Baja California. From the Audobon guide: “The whorls of many knobby, closed cones help identify this species. Since the cones may become imbedded within the wood of

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Online All-Ages Worship (23 January 2022)

Please join us on Sunday (23 January 2022) at 11:00 AM for “It Ain’t Easy Lookin’ Up” by Rev. Barbara Jarrell. Our service will be livestreamed on Facebook Live here. Our virtual coffee hour after wor

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Online Adult Religious Education — 23 January 2022

Please join us on Sunday (23 January 2022) at 9:00 AM for our adult religious education class via Zoom. We are discussing episodes of the podcast Learning How to See with Rev. Brian McLaren, Father Ri

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Children and Youth Religious Education Updates

We will continue to watch the local COVID numbers.  We feel encouraged by the cooling weather and the possibility of comfortable outdoor activities. We are not resuming regular classes for children an

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Zoom Lunch Moving to Tuesdays (25 January 2022)

Please join us next Tuesday (25 January 2022) at 12 noon for our weekly Zoom lunch (please note the new day of the week for Zoom lunch). Bring your lunch and meet up with your All Souls friends, have

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CAHOOTS Webinar Event, Feb. 3

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