Throughout much of North American history, Unitarian Universalists have tended to be unkind to memory. We’ve given it the label “tradition,” and treated it mostly as something that holds us back. Tradition,...
Option A) The Memory Shared at Your Funeral Our dance with memory is about looking forward as well as looking back. Our life is driven not just by the desire to collect...
How has your memory changed as you’ve grown older? Do you think of childhood memories more or less? Is it stories or images you now remember more? Which memories grow stronger? Which...
“To acknowledge our ancestors means we are aware that we did not make ourselves.” Alice Walker “Memory is the most elemental thread of which the tapestry of experience we call reality is...
Podcasts Alzheimer’s and the Spiritual Terrain of Memory – On Being https://onbeing.org/programs/alan-dienstag-alzheimers-and-the-spiritual-terrain-of-memory/ “Alzheimer’s disease has been described as “the great unlearning.” But what does it reveal about the nature of human identity?...
“It is in the shelter of each other that the people live.” Irish proverb Sanctuary is a place of safety and care. It is protection from danger, a shelter for the injured,...
Option A) Share Your Umbrella There’s a beautiful UU children’s story called “The Umbrella Sanctuary.” You might have heard this month in a service. In it, the umbrella represents the many ways...
Whether you participate in a theme group, or are exploring Sanctuary on your own, don’t try to answer all these questions. Chose one that stands out for you and consider it several...
“Your sacred space is where you can find yourself again and again.” Joseph Campbell We are all longing to go home to some place we have never been – a place half-remembered...
This short video by Taylor Caraway is an invitation to contemplate the beauty landscape and night sky of Colorado. Finding Sanctuary is a website dedicated to creation of personal sanctuary, by...
