Navigating the various emotions and cycles of grief with self-compassion and self-care Maude Wilson (she/her)Maude Wilson is a chaplain, end-of-life doula, and grief companion. Her life’s work is to hold safe and sacred space for people moving through life’s most tender, complex, and transformative moments. Whether in the stillness of a grief ritual, the tension … Continue reading Growing Through Grief
In some ways, we are the compilation of our life experiences, and the stories we tell ourselves and others about them. While some of our stories are positive and supporting, others may be harmful and damage us.Rev. Ron Ahnen invites us to reflect on how our stories can be liberating or oppressive. Rev. Ron Ahnen … Continue reading Our Stories, Ourselves
You and I know all that we’re ever going to know about ourselves and all that we are capable of. Right? This assumption gets in the way of new insights and growth. The Zen Buddhist concept of Beginner’s Mind invites us to a new start, every day and every moment, even if we are doing … Continue reading Beginner’s Mind: “I Don’t Know” Is a Good Place to Start
Using new songs from the UUA virtual hymnal Sing Out Love, this service draws on the landmark 2020 Widening the Circle of Concern: Report of the UUA Commission on Institutional Change. The report examines structural and systemic racism and white supremacy culture within Unitarian Universalism and offers transformative recommendations for long-term cultural and institutional change. … Continue reading The Tide is Rising, and So Are We