I’m having a hard time cultivating compassion in these days of… all the things. Compassion is action oriented – it requires four steps from us: recognizing, understanding, empathizing and responding.Compassion is an action word.  Sometimes I don’t have any energy for action anywhere in me.  Carrie Newcomer reflects that: Perhaps the place to start is not ...

Today I think of swimming and being in water as a kind of freedom.  I know the water will hold me and when I get in I can let all of my worries and my body be held by a force that’s not me. I can float away.   But for my almost 8 month old, swimming ...

Joy is all around us.  Sometimes we just have to search it out.   How many times have you heard the saying “Just for fun!”?   These “just for fun” moments can bring us so much joy.   This month how will you practice joy? This month will you dismiss the opportunity for joy?  How often have you heard yourself or someone else ...

How do we practice liberating love through inclusion? It starts at home.  This practice starts with you.  Liberating Love starts with Us.  On Sunday morning we light a chalice.  Do you light a chalice at home?  In these days where liberation for so many of us feels quite distant, we need to lean into practices ...

How does repair work in your life? What does it mean to repair? When I think of repairs in my UU world many things pop up. As sexton this means finding a way to restore hot water in my church, or putting the wheel back on my vacuum. Repair on a building that is so old ...