Transformation doesn’t happen in a linear way. It happens in cycles, convergences, explosions. If we release the framework of failure, we can realize that we are in iterative cycles, and we can keep asking ourselves—how do I learn from this? From Emergent Strategy by adrienne marie brown This month we explore the third word in […]
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Living With COVID
“The goodness of life is ours if we look deeply for it and give thanks for what we have and who we have it with.” Daniel C. Kanter, “The Birds Will Sing’” in Shelter in This Place: Meditations on 2020 With heavy hearts, we once again took the Thanksgiving Potluck off the OUUC calendar. This […]
Correction: The Audubon Legacy
In last Sunday’s service, I spoke about the legacy of John James Audubon. Thanks to Ellizabeth Roderick for letting me know that I had confused two organizations with similar names. Although this confusion doesn’t change my basic message, there is enough confusion and misinformation in the world that I want to clarify and correct what […]
What Is ‘Just’?
This Fall we are exploring words from the new OUUC vision: a world that is loving, just and healthy. In October we delved into “Loving” from many perspectives. Next month, we’ll dive into “Healthy.” This month we’ll inquire about “Just, which we’ll begin In this Sunday’s service. You can catch it here. The definition of […]
Beauty and Joy
This week I attended the Fall meeting of the Pacific Northwest Chapter of the Unitarian Universalist Minister’s association. I have been a part of this group since 2015, so I have met many of my colleagues in person, which was a help when we were online. In addition to deep check-in and some social time, […]
