We are shaped and often steered by our environments, our habits, our bodies, and our histories. Rather than trying to correct and compensate for that with more willpower, what could it look and feel like to work with our natures instead of against them?
Interweaving story with wisdom from the Dao de Jing, let’s explore and practice what it might mean to courageously embrace curiosity of one another’s stories as a way to build connection in ourselves, with each other, with the Earth, and with That which holds and sustains us.
Children and pets who get into mischief poking into everything get chided for their curiosity. But in these perilous, divided times, what if curiosity is the thing that might save us?
democracy was an experiment, and for it to survive, we must continue to experiment and innovate. Please join us this morning for a case study in the democratic process.
It is a tough time to be living our values among a world of oppression and uncertainty. For this new year let us come together and consider the ways we can build sustainable and integrated lives for ourselves and one another.
How do we stay grounded in a time of division, turmoil and grief? Many faith traditions say that grounding begins with the spiritual practice of gratitude. We explore how gratitude and grief are interconnected.
In this time that is so permeated by the forces of dehumanization and othering, what does it mean to live into the spiritual truths proclaimed by our Unitarian Universalist faith? How might we experience hope, when, as the song says, “hope is hard to find?” Our love for humanity and for all the complex life … Continue reading Persistent, Emergent Love
The UUA launched its new, virtual hymnal at GA in June. In this service, we will take a look at this new resource, and sing brand new songs, newly composed for this hymnal. I’m sure you’ll come away with a new favorite! This is our last summer worship at 10:30 am. Next Sunday we will … Continue reading The Unsung Hymnal – New Edition!
Is it wrong to feel okay when the world is not? We’ll wrestle with the moral dimensions of emotion in hard times—and how tending to joy can become an act of resistance.
As Brené Brown tells us, “Perfectionism is a hustle.” Who are we working so hard to impress?
