Paying Attention to What Heals Us
Paying attention to what heals does not mean turning away from suffering or ignoring injustice. Rather, it is a gentle spiritual practice that helps us remain present, compassionate, and engaged. When we notice moments of kindness, beauty, steadiness, or connection, and allow them to be held in the body, we strengthen our capacity for resilience … Read more
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Paying Attention to Our Past
Unitarian Universalists have a long history of participating in Civil Disobedience, from Henry David Thoreau’s essay on the subject in 1849, to Rev. Waitstill Sharp and his wife orchestrating the escape of hundreds of individuals from the Nazis, to the Selma – Montgomery March in 1965, our ancestors have been at the frontlines of social … Read more
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Paying Attention to our Present
There are so many things vying for our attention in the world today, that we often are pulled in dozens of directions at once. Multi-tasking, multiple windows open on our screens, news sources, social media platforms. In person relationships, online communities, creating meaningful connections and struggling to find our place. In so many ways humans … Read more