Intersectionality: Identity Shaping Experience
Our identities interact with society in myriad ways. Understanding these interactions is key to living justly. How do we as UUs navigate the often complex world of personal identity?
Topic: Community
Attention to Endings
https://douglastaylor.org/2019/11/13/attention-to-endings/ Generally speaking, most people like beginnings much better than endings. But every experience (like every life and every good story) has a beginning, a middle, and an end. How do you end things in your life? ‘Ending well’ is too often a neglected art.
Thank You, Sanctuary
What has happened for you in this sanctuary over the years? Were there special events, friendships formed, or even epiphanies? What has this room witnessed of your life? As we prepare to change our building, let us attend to the fact that our building has housed us well for decades. First Sundays at UUCB On … Continue reading Thank You, Sanctuary
How to Belong when the World Wants You Lonely
https://douglastaylor.org/2019/11/01/how-to-belong-when-the-world-wants-you-lonely/ Brene Brown has done notable work around empathy and vulnerability. Listen to her lessons about how “Belonging” is a product of kindness mixed with strength.
How to Be a Perfect Stranger
https://douglastaylor.org/2019/10/21/how-to-be-a-perfect-stranger/ Within a few months, we will turn our building over to the renovation process. We will go across town and worship in another community’s space for a few months. We will be in temporary exile, relying on the hospitality of others.
CB’s Pre-emptive Radical Inclusion
Our “First Sunday” 45-minute worship will follow the monthly topic of “Belonging.” How do we know when we are really included in a group? It’s about creating “just, loving, and creative spaces” in the world.