It is hard to believe that Malala is just now an adult when she has been contributing to the world for so long now. This is a message of hope. One day all people will be seen as people.
Namaste,
Cricket
UUA President Peter Morales – the visible spokesperson of the Unitarian Universalist Association | Unitarian Universalists: The UU Perspective Podcast
http://www.uuperspective.com/uupp-025-uua-president-peter-morales/
The Rev. Peter Morales is the eighth president of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA). He was elected in June 2013 to a second four-year term.
~Namaste
Cricket
Adopting A Buddhist Ritual To Mourn Miscarriage, Abortion : NPR
” When parents lose a child, there are rituals to mark their grief — holding funerals, sitting shiva, bringing casseroles. But when that loss happens before birth, it often isn’t marked. Sometimes, it’s barely even mentioned. It’s different in Japan, which has a traditional Buddhist ceremony that some Americans are adopting as their own.”
This article describes a Buddhist ceremony giving closure and relief to the grieving.
~Namaste
Cricket
Our Religion – Quest for Meaning
http://www.questformeaning.org/quest-article/our-religion/
” In this homily from the CLF worship at the UUA General Assembly in 2009, Jane writes a primer on Unitarian Universalism, with my favorite message that beauty and fun are really important to UUs. —LD”
Hope this explains more about our religion for those who are unsure and gives a boost for those who are.
~Namaste
Cricket
United Nations Sunday
http://www.uua.org/international/events/un-sunday
Our UN Sunday theme is based on our April Intergenerational Spring Seminar topic. Our 2015 theme is International Criminal Justice: From Punitive to Restorative
Here’s to looking ahead.
~Namaste
Cricket
Meditation Monday
We are so much more than we allow ourselves to be. So for a few minutes tonight. Sit and reflect on the message of this picture. Reflect on love and freedom. Things we all need and deserve. Things we already are.
~Namaste
Cricket
How to speak so that people want to listen | TED Talk | TED.com
We all want to be heard. For some of us it is more important than others. This TED talk from Julian Treasure will help.
~Namaste
Cricket
Spiritual Practices for (White) Discomfort
A post from a UU minister last year, but still relevant, and, I think, relevant for any time we are dealing with our feelings about anyone else’s struggles – maybe even those we don’t agree with or are opposed to.
Pax, Lisa
Blue Boat » Spiritual Practices For White Discomfort http://blueboat.blogs.uua.org/2015/08/17/spiritual-practices-for-white-discomfort/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blueboat+%28Blue+Boat%29
Sunday August 16, 2025
The third Sunday of the month is this Sunday August 16th.
We will be meeting at the Uptown Event Center in Clarksburg, WV at 11am.
Our service with be about community with a message about “Transcending Individualism”.
We hope that you can join us for this service and the coffee hour afterward.
~Namaste
Cricket
What does it mean to be an Ally?
Being an ally is more than being a friend. Being an ally means standing up. Being an ally means a lot of things to a lot of people.
In this article from the UUA, presenter Tim Wise talks about how to be an ally and the road map to racial equality.
This article from Everyday Feminism, Jamie Utt describes things that an ally can do along with the idea that being an ally isn’t a self-proclaimed identity.
#standingonthesideoflove #blacklivesmatter
~Namaste
Cricket
