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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Mindfulness is a simple word, but it can mean so much. There can be many definitions but this sums it up.
Mindfulness can also be described this way.
Mindfulness is the practice of living in the here and now without judgment. I believe that it is the key to living in today’s world. I believe that it is the key to being a good ally and a good person.
Here is a guided mindfulness
meditation .
Hopefully this will bring you peace and hope as well.
~Namaste
Cricket
http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/870528
“Our faith, of course, does have requirements. To become a Unitarian Universalist, you make no doctrinal promises, but you are required to do much more. You are required to choose your own beliefs — you promise, that is, to use your reason and your experience and the dictates of your conscience to decide upon your own theology, and then you are asked to actually live by that theology. You are asked to take your chosen faith very seriously. ”
~Namaste
Cricket
[Meditation Minis Podcast] 20 Finding A Safe Place Inside => http://traffic.libsyn.com/meditationminis/20SafePlaceInsideMeditation.mp3 via @Podcast_Addict
So often in this day and age, we are fighting with our own demons of doubt, self-loathing, insecurity, and depression. This meditation is a small step to helping us overcome these inner demons and create a refuge in our soul.
~Namaste
Cricket
