The practice of breaking bread together as a spiritual community is an ancient tradition. It has meant many things to different people throughout time. What does it mean for us, as Unitarian Universalists gathering in physical and virtual spaces in our particular and peculiar time? Are we using an old recipe for the bread we break together? Or are we willing to consider what ingredients will yield the sort of Beloved Community for which we yearn?
Share this post:We begin exploring the theme of Change with a recognition that growing in new ways means grieving a few things that no longer serve us.
Share this post:This month, we’ve been exploring a lot of ways that we react to make our anxiety go away. We create conflict, we triangulate, we over-function. One of the most common things we do when we feel afraid, though, is just run away. Sometimes it’s a good idea to take a step back, but if we want to live into our life-affirming values more fully, we’ll probably have to face some things that make us anxious. When is distancing ourselves a healthy response, and when do we need to muster the courage to face our fears head on?
Share this post:Successful people often say they had to learn to fail well. Intellectually, we might realize that failure is a part of learning new things. And yet, we often avoid addressing issues in our lives or in the world around us because some part of us is afraid of failure. Maybe we even busy ourselves with all kinds of other things so we can’t possibly create space for learning new ways of being. How can our community empower us to fail better? And how can failure become a spiritual practice?
Share this post:Sometimes we think of being courageous as taking a stand. And sometimes the way we choose to “take a stand” might look like digging in our heels. We might create … Continue reading The Courage to be Vulnerable
Share this post:Our theme this month is Courage. And one of the most courageous things some of us can do is say No. Many of us wind up saying Yes to things … Continue reading The Courage to Say No
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Share this post:Unitarian Universalists began celebrating Water Ceremony in the 1980s. Into our sacred space, participants traditionally bring water from a meaningful place. The combined water is symbolic of our shared faith … Continue reading Ingathering 2022
Share this post:We conclude our summer series on connection exploring deep connection with ourselves. Each day is an act of giving birth to something in the world and in our lives. Our spiritual … Continue reading Connection with Ourselves: Breathe & Push
Share this post:What does it mean to be part of an interdependent web of existence? It might surprise you that the origin of the metaphor is Indra’s Net in Buddhist scriptures (in the Atharva … Continue reading Indra’s Net: the Interdependent Web
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