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In the Thrall of Fallen Angels: Implicit Bias and A Hard Path Through (sermon)
The Unitarian Society East Brunswick NJ December 4, 2016 I am a story. So are you. So is everyone. So say the opening words from our Time For All Ages story this morning. I am, in fact, like you … Continue reading
On Keeping (Ig)Noble Silence
At the meditation center – the Mothership I like to call it – Noble Silence is observed, even if one goes on Self Retreat, which is what I just did for three days: time on my own at the center … Continue reading
Posted in Buddhism, Poems
Tagged Buddhism, meditation, mindfulness, noble silence, Rilke, Wendell Berry
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The Mindfulness of Hanging Laundry
Right now, this is my favorite pastime. I feel such peace and straightforward pleasure. Even though I am down to one class, not four. Even though I am only driving to one town two hours away, not two, for this … Continue reading
Out of the Mouths of Babes
It was a Sunday of worship when those gathered were paying homage to the efforts and sacrifices of the civil rights movement. It could have been the Sunday before the MLK Jr. holiday. It could have been the fiftieth anniversary … Continue reading
Posted in Standing on the Side of Love, Unitarian Universalism
Tagged #BlackLivesMatter, #ferguson, anti-racism, civil rights, Edmund Pettus bridge, implicit bias, microaggressions, mindfulness, non-violence, racism, Satyagraha, Selma, Unitarian Universalist, we shall over come, white privilege
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From the Land of On-Call: A Day in the Life of a CPE Student
Twenty-four hours on-call. At the hospital. Not as long as one of my colleagues who this very same weekend is doing forty-eight (yes, two days straight ~ not to mention Monday through Friday on either side). This, apparently, is the … Continue reading