As a society, we like to admire the achievements of famous people and of people like us. A longtime Buddhist and UUFSCC member, Eliza Hannah will address an even broader idea of achievement through stories and quotations. You’ll be encouraged to think about the spiritual and personal values that you’d like to develop further on … Continue reading The Many Meanings and Means of Achievement
As we savor the last few days of summer, let’s explore: What if your supposedly “guilty pleasures”–like delicious desserts, fluffy TV shows, or anything else you feel silly or embarrassed about enjoying–are actually helping you meet your soul-deep needs for beauty and joy? And after all, isn’t our justice work meant to create a world … Continue reading Guilty Pleasures
We are rightly suspicious of the very notion of power as it is now being wielded tyrannically at the national level. But there are gentler forms of power that are mutual and co-operative, that do not work by coercion or domination. Centering love in our thinking leads us live and act with a kind of … Continue reading Power in the Holy Community
