Just getting through the day seems like a battle lately. Our nation is in chaos and things we hold to be true are being challenged. I can only find my way through by fully choosing to live with love and compassion at my core. Not … read more.
We often notice the mistakes or things that don’t turn out as we had planned more than we see the beauty, kindness or gifts of our days. Such a shame. But the truth is that being grateful takes practice. Join us as we look at … read more.
When we clutch to old hurts, it’s easy to let anger and resentment narrate our life story. Choosing to let go of parts of our stories that no longer serve us can be healing. Choosing to forgive can be healing. What might happen if we … read more.
We have all experienced awe in our life. We know it when it happens. It is a miraculous feeling that takes our breath away and makes us feel connected to everything around us. Join us as we explore ways to enrich our lives, our connection … read more.
Enchantment comes easily when we are young but then we seem to pack it up in the suitcases of our youth, rarely to be experienced again. Author Katherine May says that it is still there, waiting patiently for us. How might we rediscover enchantment in … read more.
Allowing others in to see the real me, the one behind the position, title and facade seems difficult. You may feel this too. We all create facades or wear bits of armor with others, too afraid to show ourselves fully. But research professor, Brene … read more.
So often when we think of courage we think about heroic people who step up and do something extraordinary. Movies show us all kinds of superheroes who always save the day. Our news feeds show us ordinary folks who step up in times of … read more.
A provocative title, I know, but certainly a feeling we may be experiencing during these troubling times. As Unitarian Universalists we are called to believe in the inherent worth and dignity of all people. And yet many of us may have friends and family, let … read more.
We all want to know, don’t we? Different faith traditions tell us different things. The Christian faith says that we will have eternal life with God. Hindu and Buddhist faiths tell us that we will be reincarnated into another life until we reach enlightenment. … read more.
Carl Jung said that we have a shadow side, a part of ourselves we hide from others. Yet, if we are honest, to deny our shadow is to live in unreality. What if we could learn to embrace our shadow side and actually see … read more.
