Sukkot is the Jewish celebration of the harvest.
Have a blessed holiday.
Some Musical Inspiration
This video is from the Hokkaido Gardens in Japan. The forest xylophone is a work of art.
I think it is beautiful and quite meditative.
Hope you enjoy.
Namaste,
Cricket
Stone Touchin’
October 15-18 and 22-25, 2015, The ACT 2 Theatre Company will present Stone Touchin’, a new play by Donald Fidler, featuring members of West Fork Unitarian Universalists’ own Hall family.
Show dates:
October 15-18, 22-25, 2015
Thursday – Saturday 7:30pm and Sunday 2:00pm
at the
Friedlander’s Center (home of Starving Artists Studio)
354 West Main St
Clarksburg WV
Stone Touchin’
For more information, visit ACT 2 Theatre’s web site at act2theatre.org
Truth and Meaning: Hijacking God
uujeff’s muse kennel and pizzatorium: Truth and Meaning: Hijacking God http://uujeff.blogspot.com/2015/09/truth-and-meaning-hijacking-god.html
On Stopping with Enough, from the Handbook by Epictetus | Theopoetics
On Care for Our Common Home
“Beginning in the middle of the last century and overcoming many difficulties, there has been a growing conviction that our planet is a homeland and that humanity is one people living in a common home. An interdependent world not only makes us more conscious of the negative effects of certain lifestyles and models of production and consumption which affect us all; more importantly, it motivates us to ensure that solutions are proposed from a global perspective, and not simply to defend the interests of a few countries. Interdependence obliges us to think of one world with a common plan.”
Encyclical Letter Laudato si’ of the Holy Father Francis, On Care for Our Common Home
Blessed Mabon, the First day of fall
Today we celebrate the first day of fall. It is called Mabon in pagan traditions.
Have a Blessed Day.
~Namaste
Cricket
A Terrible and Beautiful Presence
UU minister James Ishmael Ford on his belief
In my youth I prayed to know God. I prayed with complete earnestness, with the fullness perhaps only a youth can muster with a deal. Show me your face and after that you can kill me. I meant it. And I was met with silence.
Many years have passed. Today, by most conventions I’m an atheist. That is I do not believe in a human-like consciousness that directs things. In a universe of uncertainty I come as close as a human mind can to certainty that there is no deity that acts within history.
And, within my experience there is something. Sometimes I call it presence. Sometimes I call it love. I suspect I know the grubby roots of that love, how it arises within my mammalian consciousness. But, it seems to have a larger existence, as well.
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/monkeymind/2015/09/a-terrible-beautiful-presence.html
Sunday September 19, 2015
This Sunday September 19th, we will be having a service at 11am. It is entitled “Fail Like a Guru”.
We would love your company.
We will be at the PWA Uptown Event Center in Clarksburg. It is 305 Washington Ave, Clarksburg, WV 26301.
Thoughts about Stress
I have been struggling with stress a lot lately. The truth of this picture is both unsettling and motivating. It is important for more than just our bodies to work on stress.
So, then the question becomes, “how do we do this?” Or “what can I do to lower my stress levels?” The answer is “There are many ways.”
One way to do this is to meditate. Take time to breathe. Color a picture. Build something with stones, like this:
Or say a prayer or chant like this one:
Take a few moments to talk to a friend. Hold and pet an animal. Go outside and enjoy the beautiful weather. Drink a cup of tea. Sing a song.
There are many ways to relax and reduce stress. The most important thing to do is to learn that you are important enough to take the time for yourself and remember:
~Namaste
Cricket
