Plus: New Member Welcoming Ceremony The ideal topic for us freethinking UUs is improvisation! How do we get the balance right between practical planning and necessary routines in our lives, while nurturing some creative space for spontaneity? How can practicing improvisation lead to more creative thinking and better communication? Rev. Robin Landerman Zucker, preaching, with … Continue reading Yes, And…Improvising A Life
We have been conditioned, dare I say, brainwashed, to appreciate and cultivate only the well-bred members of the botanical family — the fine roses, the graceful lilies, the amusing black-eyed Susans, the elegant peonies. Weeds such as the kudzu, the clover, the ubiquitous dandelion…well, as Hugh Johnson sneers in his book, The Principles of Gardening, … Continue reading Stubborn Flowers with the Wisdom to Survive
We live in a death-phobic, youth seeking culture. From anti-aging face serums to cryogenics to theologies of eternal life to potential AI technologies that could keep the brain alive indefinitely, humans have chased immortality despite the enduring reality: If you are human, your life is finite. Given this immutable fact (at least in 2024) how might … Continue reading Chasing Immortality: Would You Want to Live Forever?
