November 10, 2018
Especially for Families – Memory
The Power of Sankofa: Know History Sankofa is an African word from the Akan tribe in Ghana. The literal translation of the word and the symbol is “it is not taboo to...
November 01, 2018
Introduction to Memory
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,...
November 01, 2018
Spiritual Exercises – Memory
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...
November 01, 2018
Questions on Memory
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...
November 01, 2018
Readings on Memory
“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...