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In one sense, hope is the belief that the world and our lives will be “okay”. (Consider the opposite – hopelessness – when all seems lost.) We are charged this month to choose hope, but I wonder: Is hope a choice? Can we decide to have faith in personal and world betterment? How does one … Continue reading Choosing Hope
An exploration of human hope and optimism in our quest for peace. The second week of advent is representative of UU’s quest for world peace and our hope and work to achieve it.
Our Soul Matters theme for November 2025 is Nurturing Gratitude. For several years now, we’ve held a service during the Thanksgiving season focused on gratitude. This year, let’s learn from several members of our religious community how they seek to nurture gratitude in their lives and, perhaps, how others have helped them not only to … Continue reading Let UUs All Be Grateful for…Maintaining an Attitude of Gratitude
“Just as millions of snowflakes pile up to create a blanket of snow, the “thank yous” we say pile up and fall gently upon one another until, in our hearts and minds, we are adrift in gratitude.” – Daphne Rose Kingma
Sheri Thomas, who serves on the board of the Unitarian Universalist Mental Health Network (UUMHN), will explore how promoting the inherent worth and dignity of every person and justice, equity and compassion in human relations, can inspire us to embrace advocacy and acceptance in our own lives and help remove the stigmas surrounding physical disabilities … Continue reading How Unitarian Universalism Can Inspire Advocacy and Acceptance
Compassion necessitates a level of vulnerability which our culture and circumstances don’t always promote. Rather than putting on a costume for this month, what would it look like to have a peek behind the masks we and others wear? Let us open up with vulnerability so that we can receive and give more compassion.
This weekend our country celebrates Columbus Day, or is it Indigenous People’s Day? The shift from one holiday to another is a movement to increase understanding of the past and compassion for people harmed. The goal of studying the past with truth and compassion means we can be more truthful and more compassionate in the … Continue reading Historical Compassion
There is a big difference between being told that you belong and feeling belonging. It’s like saying “You are welcome here” but feeling that you aren’t welcome at all. Where have you felt this disconnect? Do Unitarian Universalists have a gap between statements about belonging & lived experiences; and how can we bridge that gap?
Writer, historian, and activist Rebecca Solnit writes that “We are our stories, stories that can be both prison and the crowbar to break out of that prison.” Stories we create do, indeed, constrict or liberate our spirit, especially when they involve parents and parenting. On Father’s Day 2025, we’ll hear Fellowship members’ narratives about their … Continue reading Stories about Fathers and Fathering: Pathways to Spiritual Freedom
What would the world look like without possessions, countries or religion? John Lennon, in his 1971 song “Imagine”, imagined that a world lacking a few things would be more peaceful and loving. Are there beliefs or systems which humanity would be better off without? I hope, Sunday, you’ll join us…
