What do you say when people ask you how you’re doing? Do you have the words to describe how you’re feeling? Most of the time, I don’t. Recently, I came across a writing from Dr. Zelana Montminy that gives me some clues. She’s a Behavioral Scientist who works “to help people reclaim their minds in a world that profits off… Read More »Words For These Times: “The Ache of Being Awake” by Dr. Zelana Montminy
Need some instructions for finding some inner ‘nectar’ this summer? Your essence, your life-force, that thing that some people call a soul, may be feeling in great need of refreshment. So, listen to what Joseph Fasano suggests about how to nourish the depths of your very being. “Instructions for Having a Soul” by Joseph Fasano Take it out in the… Read More »Words For These Times: “Instructions for Having a Soul”
In these days of increasing polarities and strident viewpoints, I believe we would all do well to keep an open mind and to imagine possibilities…perhaps opening to things we’ve never thought of before…perhaps seeing those ways in which we have lost our imaginations. As imagination is our theme for the month of May, this poem by Robert Bly is an… Read More »Words For These Times: “Things to Think”
I went to see “No Other Land” this week (a film about the West Bank) and was stunned to witness small children, after their homes were bulldozed down, joyfully make claims to what they still had…the sun, the mountains, the rocks. And later, I had a conversation with a Canadian, who so beautifully reminded me that we can live our… Read More »Words For These Times: “Testimony” by Rebecca Baggett
There is an ocean out there that you long to become a part of. What is that ocean for you? Peaceful co-existence? A sense of communal purpose? Loving, inclusive relationships? Whatever it is, we can be afraid to take the steps that will move us toward that ocean. If Gibran is correct, fear will disappear when we release ourselves to… Read More »Words For These Times: “Fear” by Kahlil Gibran
A Synopsis – “Covenant and Relationship” Foraging for Our Future 5 – June 1, 2025 Our Foraging sessions have offered time for deep communal reflection, designed to give the whole FUS community, in this interim time, the opportunity to listen to one another on topics of import to FUS and its future. Last week, in our 5th session, we pondered… Read More »Foraging for Our Future…The ‘final’ Synopsis
This session, our fourth, was on the same day as the May Day celebration, which means that attendance was less than usual. Still, the dozen who attended had a rich conversation about why we gather on Sundays and why it matters. These times for communal reflection are designed to give the whole FUS community, in this interim time, the opportunity… Read More »A Synopsis – “Why We Gather” Foraging for Our Future 4 – May 4, 2025
On Sunday, April 6, we held our third “foraging” session, where we spent time in the forest that is FUS, gathering tidbits of knowledge, understanding, and insight about how FUS operates and makes decisions. These times for communal reflection are designed to give the whole FUS community, in this interim time, the opportunity to listen to one another on topics… Read More »A Synopsis – “Power” Foraging for Our Future 3 – April 6, 2025
Trust is built at the speed of relationship, so it takes two (or more) to build trust! The ability to trust is a muscle of the heart that is exercised through the practice of covenant. It’s not always easy, and it doesn’t necessarily come naturally, but we can do it!
March 31 is #TransgenderDayofVisibility. It would be impossible to overstate how important this day is…this year…right now…here in the US. But actually, it’s not that this day is so important, but rather how very important it is that we open our hearts to the worth and dignity of each person, whoever they are, whatever their gender. And, how important it… Read More »Words For These Times: “a poem for Trans day of visibility” by Del Alta Esme
