the senses are key
We can call this reality based learning. When we do real things, all the various senses are engaged. Sight, hearing, olfactory and touch. You may find it interesting that Howard Gardner described vari
This month’s theme: Living Love
Love isn’t just an idea, or a warm, fuzzy feeling. Love is a verb. It is transformative, and has the power to heal and/or create change. Our faith reminds us that each of us is worthy of being loved.
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Next BIPOC discussion book: Braiding Sweetgrass, by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Our second book for our BIPOC book discussion group is Braiding Sweetgrass: Indiginous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer. Ellie von Wellsheim will be fac
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Astral travel – Not mind games; no need to be afraid of the dark
Last month, the senior co-minister of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair, NJ, where I attend, spoke about her experience with imagination. She said when she could not sleep she would
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Anxious Love
We decide to write each other letters To open on our wedding day, The things too vulnerable to speak In front of Godde and everybody, I wonder, “What will happen to the letters?” We say, “til death do
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The Buddha Dies: A Small Zen Meditation
Within most Mahayana countries today, the 15th of February, is observed as Parinirvana, the anniversary of Gautama Siddhartha’s death. For those who like to think about such things, the principa
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Rosie loves snow and cold
A dog can bring joy, even in the coldest, snowy day of the year. Due to the extreme could we only let her out for short spells wearing a borrowed polar fleece jacket.
Why We Need Pagan Spiritual Direction
Joseph Campbell says “If you can see your path laid out in front of you, it’s not your path. Your path you make with every step you take.” The post Why We Need Pagan Spiritual Direction appeared first
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OUTSTRETCHED WINGS OF THE SPIRIT—On being intelligently & devotedly religious—A Unitarian, Religious Naturalist Lent Course
This religious naturalist Lent series was first run for the Unitarian congregation in Cambridge in 2014 in which we explored Henry Nelson Wieman's thinking and religious naturalism in general. Given t
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SPECIAL SERVICE: Side With Love
This week, we join UUs across the country as we tune in to a special worship service presented by the UUA's "Side With Love" campaign.
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MYSTERIES OF THE INTIMATE WAY: A Buddhist Meditation on Valentine’s Day
MYSTERIES OF THE INTIMATE WAY The Zen Priest’s Buddhist Meditation for Valentine’s Day James Ishmael Ford Empty Moon Zen Tomorrow, you may have noticed, is Valentine’s Day. It is well known that thi
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Doorstep Revolution
Here's news of a project I'm involved in (words edited from the Arts Council of Wales website):Gentle/Radical is a Cardiff-based grassroots organisation and they have received £40k in funding from The
Racism Wrapped Up in Sunny, Fatherly Love: Puncturing the Iconic Myth of Reagan in “The Reagans” Docuseries
By Daniel S. Lucks | The ease with which Donald Trump took over Ronald Reagan’s Republican Party is one of the most significant political developments of the Trump era. For many Americans, this is sur
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The Twists and Turns of Forgiveness
Dear One – I know I wrote to you about some of this recently, but I am feeling really drawn, really actively allured and invited into the idea of “Forgive yourself for everything every day.” To go a l
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Big Business Goes Up Against Democracy in Seattle
By Jonathan Rosenblum | Last year’s dreadful miasma of Covid, recession, police violence, and coup attempt obscured some remarkable advances by local and national left-wing movements. Florida voters,
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A Worldwide Interfaith Beloved Community by Reverend Tom Capo
Last week, I was part of working group meeting to develop a new faith leader organization here in Miami. We spent an hour and a half developing a name, a declaration of inten
What Did Martin Luther King, Jr. Dream by Reverend Tom Capo
What did Martin Luther King, Jr. dream? Over the years I've read many of his speeches and a couple of his biographies. His sermons and speeches were passionate and inspiring.
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Making the Most of Mistakes by Reverend Tom Capo
When I started out as a minister, I frequently made mistakes during services, losing my place in a script, getting up at the wrong time, skipping parts of the service, mispronouncing wor
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