Active listening helps groups grow strong and diverse. But recognizing the layers of what one hears helps us avoid unnecessary pain and unintentional hurt. How we recognize and acknowledge what triggers anxiety and fear reveals how far we have come as an intentional community of compassion.
Abundance? The Earth Is Asking.
Politicos on the Left and Right have used the buzz words abundance and scarcity for decades to justify their government policies and practices. But too few have ever paid enough attention to Earth’s all-encompassing ecology—and our UU Seventh Principle, “Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.”