Guest Blog by Colleen Johnson At our congregational meeting on January 10, we adopted a mission statement to guide our thinking and discussions, our programs, and our budget in the coming year. The mission statement is: “We come together to seek our truths, honor our diversity, serve with love, and work for justice in our … Continue reading How to Fulfill Our Mission?
Guest Blog by Kathy Stevenson Ours is a dynamic religion, designed to encourage us to educate ourselves, explore new truths, raise our consciousness and respond to changes in our culture. When the women’s movement led us in changing the male-centric language in our initial 6 Principles, all of our Principles were updated. At the same … Continue reading An 8th UU Principle?
Guest Blog by Frances Loubere * It used to be the colo(u)r of a pallid sky and dog pee mixed with soggy leaves on clumps of tired snow. This was back in Birmingham, England where I grew up, and where just enough snow fell for it to be exciting, because then my father took us … Continue reading What Color is January?
Guest Blog by Kate Madson Receiving help can be challenging. I’m comfortable borrowing a friend’s trailer since I previously took care of her cat, or asking a neighbor to drop my books at the library since I would pick up his auction item at church. But sometimes reciprocity is unlikely. I can’t “repay” the companionship … Continue reading The Gift of Letting Others Give to You
Guest Blog by Katy Taylor We live in a culture of polarities that encourages us to construct polarities in our lives: good vs. bad, what I like vs. what I dislike, warm vs. cold, comfortable vs. uncomfortable, relaxation vs. work, etc. One polarity that arises this time of year is dreading the arrival of … Continue reading Winter Solstice
Guest Blog by Nan Toby Tyrrell One of the joys of being Jewish is the opportunity to stop my ordinary life on Friday at sunset and light two white Sabbath candles, repeat the prayers, and let go of the present anxieties and everyday concerns. Instead I turn my soul, heart, and mind to a higher … Continue reading Reflections on the Sabbath on the Cusp of Hanukah
Guest Blog by Kirit Bhansali Kate’s Sermon on October 25, 2020, inspired me to think more about letting go. When I asked myself, what is preventing me to let go, the answer was ego. So I wrote to Kate if she would do a sermon on Ego versus Self-esteem. She asked me to write a … Continue reading Ego versus Self Esteem
Guest Blog by the Nominating Committee In an inspiring Sunday service, QUUF member Brian Rogers contrasted authoritarian and adaptive leadership. He said, “I think of a leader not as a person at the head of a marching column of people following them. Rather, a leader is more like the conductor in front of an orchestra. … Continue reading ‘Tis the Season to Begin Thinking About Leadership Recruitment
Guest Blog by Native Connections Action Group The theme for this week is “by our truth you shall know us.” Also, this week is Indigenous Peoples Day. It is a day to honor those who have been on this land “since time immemorial.” Honoring involves understanding the truth about the history of indigenous people and … Continue reading číčməhán Trail Benches
Guest Blog by Kathy Stevenson Unitarian Universalists are known to be thoughtful, creative and interested in making improvements in ourselves and the world around us. We believe in honesty and expressing our feelings. These are positive traits. However, we can be unnecessarily hurtful if our ideas for improvement and our expression of honest emotions are … Continue reading To Be Honest AND Kind
