As we’ve considered how different parts of us symbolically connect with different elements, maybe we’ve gotten the impression that we contain quite a bit of power. It’s worth being explict … Continue reading I Am Powerful
Share this post:The element of air might represent many things. Lightness and bouyancy. Flexibility and movement. Breath and life. Intellect and ideas. Connection and communication. What parts of you resonate with the … Continue reading I Am Air
Share this post:We’ll be outside on the East Lawn (weather permitting), so please bring your comfortable chairs and dearest non-human animals. Some faith traditions suggest that human beings have a place above … Continue reading I Am Relational
Share this post:Often, we think of Earth as something separate from us. A planet on which we dwell. A resource we cultivate. A garden we tend. What part of us do we … Continue reading I Am Earth
Share this post:Unitarian Universalists light a flaming chalice to symbolically create sacred space. The element of fire represents passion and energy, perhaps even transformation and regeneration, inviting dynamic and active change. Fire … Continue reading I Am Fire
Share this post:Some of us may have learned that when things feel “safe”, we’re about to experience something painful. We get nervous when things are too quiet. We’re constantly waiting for the … Continue reading Rejoicing Even When It Isn’t Safe
Share this post:Our parents and caregivers teach us an abundance of lessons as we grow up. Some of those lessons are probably unintentional. And some may not be the lessons we most … Continue reading The Cry for Connection
Share this post:How we approach the work of nurturing greater wholeness and well-being depends largely on our perspectives of the world. Do we say the world is falling apart? Unraveling around us? … Continue reading Fixer Upper
Share this post:Melanie DeMore is our very special guest as we consider what it means to be sacred. In what ways are we each sacred beings? How can we fully embrace our … Continue reading Sacred Bodies
Share this post:We often talk about rites of passage in very limited ways. Our culture seems reluctant to fully celebrate all of the various transitions of our lives. This Sunday we take … Continue reading Crossing Thresholds
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