Set Boundaries, Find Peace

Kindness is Not Weakness In recent years I’ve taken on the task of reconnecting with childhood friends. In our conversations, there is one common refrain I’ve heard over and over again. These old friends seem compelled to tell me how I was always ‘so kind,’ or in some instances ‘the nicest person they knew.’ Which, … Continue reading Set Boundaries, Find Peace

Mutual Aid

Let’s Make Stone Soup As a pluralistic religion, Unitarian Universalism is made of many stories, but there is one story that seems to have more staying power than others. It’s a story I heard when as a child at Heritage Universalist Unitarian Church, and one which I repeat regularly in my role as Director of … Continue reading Mutual Aid

The Body is Not an Apology

This is Me As I mentioned in last year’s ‘Coming Out Day’ post, I’ve been questioning my gender for several year, ever since our minster at the time, Rev. Connie Simon, asked the congregation to wear pronoun stickers on their name tags. I encountered some ‘big feelings’ at her request, and at the time I … Continue reading The Body is Not an Apology

Rest is Resistance

Rest I first encountered The Nap Ministry sometime around 2018. As an overtaxed mother, wife, and worker Tricia Hersey’s message of ‘Rest is Resistance’ resonated deeply with me. When Hersey’s book of the same name, Rest is Resistance: A Manifesto, was released I knew I had to read it for this sabbatical. Here are some … Continue reading Rest is Resistance

Back from Sabbatical

Guess What… Hi! Hello! How have you been? I know… you can’t answer that question. Comments are turned off. But, still, for your own sake, I’d like you to answer it anyway. How have you been? If you find you aren’t doing too well, then I encourage you to stop what you are doing right … Continue reading Back from Sabbatical