“Beginner’s Mind”
Explore the Zen Buddhist practice of Beginner’s Mind and the ways it can add new dimensions of meaning and wellbeing to daily life.
Topic: Perspective
“Remembering to Remember”
05-05-2024 In a busy world, we often simply forget to remember. We must struggle with keeping alive the memory as time moves us along.
“Eat, Sleep, Walk, Pray, Repeat”
What practices nourish you? Are you intentional about them? Let’s explore what feeds us and gives fuel for the journey.
“The First and Second Half of Life”
It has been said that everyone wants to live a long life but no one wants to get old.
“Let it Begin With Me”
What is it that we dream about? What have we given up on? How might we use this time and this life in the best possible way for ourselves and the wider world?
“A Vision for Us”
Let us find and claim a vision for ourselves and our “raison d’etre” in this beautiful and needful world.
“The Other “G” Word”
How might we incorporate gratitude into our daily lives? How can gratitude help us create a ripple effect of good will that can help transform our relationships, communities, and world?
The Myth of Normal
What have we normalized in our culture that causes trauma to the human spirit? What actions can we UUs take for our individual and collective spiritual well being?
When One Door Closes . . .
Many of us are likely familiar with the expression, “When one door closes, another opens.” But what do we think about it? Is it an overly-optimistic way of dealing with setbacks and loss? Or, is there a kernel of truth in it for spiritual seekers like us Unitarian Universalists?
What If Surrender and Resistance Danced in Harmony?
She shares observations of other thinkers, along with her own questions, relating to observing with curiosity our instincts to relax into or push against parts of our lives.