From our friends at Soul Matters:
What if we could listen
like the great salmon
who goes about its ordinary life
when suddenly something shifts.
It does not come as a thunderous
revelation, but a quiet knowing
you have been preparing all
your life to trust.
The path lived until now no longer
satisfies but … read more.
Unitarian Universalists raise our kids to be imaginative. We encourage curiosity and out-of-the box thinking and we understand the value of a good story. We help fellow UUs of all ages to believe that how things are now isn’t how they must always be. But … read more.
From our friends at Soul Matters:
“Imagination’s great gift is improvement. At least that is what we’re taught. Its deep magic lies in the way it can reshape our reality. We are urged to imagine the world we dream of. A world with more justice. More … read more.
The fiscal year is drawing to a close, and it’s been another year of vibrant growth and change at UUFM. We enjoyed a successful Annual meeting at which three (young!) new Board members were voted in; Bylaws were updated and consent decision-making was approved for … read more.
From our friends at Soul Matters:
“It’s easy to get tricked,
taken for a ride,
convinced that joy
is a possession.
Something to be caught, contained and controlled
just by us.
As if it’s a birthday present,
waiting for us to unwrap it
and keep forever and ever.
And who can blame us,
with pain seeming … read more.
From our friends at Soul Matters:
In religious circles, talk of trust most often revolves around having faith that life will look after us. For instance, our Christian friends sing hymns about God “watching over us” and keeping “an eye on the sparrow.” Our Jewish friends … read more.
To help us prepare a budget proposal for you to vote on at UUFM’s annual meeting (on April 13, 2025), we (UUFM’s Board) are eager for ideas about what UUFM should aspire to do, build, or purchase. No idea is too big or too small. … read more.
The UUFM survived the Great Blizzard of January 5, thanks to Dan Swenson and his crew. Hopefully such weather is not the new normal, since NASA predicts near-normal weather for February. Dan urges patience on the rain garden and solar installation initiatives. Prudence dictates that … read more.
From our friends at Soul Matters:
You hardly knew
how hungry you were
to be gathered in,
to receive the welcome
that invited you to enter
entirely…
You began to breathe again…
You learned to sing.
… read more.
From our friends at Soul Matters:
It’s dangerous to tell yourself stories are tame. To treat them as something that lives only between the covers of a book. As something that can be easily kept on a shelf, taken down and put back up as we … read more.
