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October 2019

October 29, 2019

I See Dead People

Our people are a part of us, like our bones and our blood. Our people...

October 28, 2019

Could Life After Life Be Fun?

“Death isn’t so bad once you get over the idea of it,” Aunt Geneva called...

December 2018

December 20, 2018

Winter Solstice

“Whatever took care of me before I was born will take care of me after...

May 2018

May 25, 2018

Hospice Musings On Anxiety

Which is worse, physical pain or emotional pain? For most people the answer is: It...

March 2018

March 30, 2018

Springtime

My thoughts scatter like Autumn leaves, but new ones bud at once - just as...

March 08, 2018

Asklepios and Nepenthe

By the time I arrive in Hospice for myself, everyone around me will have heard...

November 2017

November 06, 2017

Samhain Blessings

The song she sang with her life and her death continues to enrich my life....

June 2017

June 20, 2017

Marcus Aurelius: Advice About Dying

Let’s decide to be content while we are dying. Let’s think: “OK, I’m out of...

December 2016

December 14, 2016

Resist the New "Normal"

As UUs who also identify strongly with Earth-centered traditions, we must also include resistance to...

October 2016

October 28, 2016

Embracing Samhain, Embracing Life

So let’s celebrate death. Let’s celebrate life. Let’s celebrate the junction where they meet and...

October 18, 2016

Remembering Grandmother

I love this season, when the veil is more thin, and my grandmother’s presence offers...

September 2016

September 27, 2016

Marcus Aurelius: A Lifetime Is a Dot

Finally, it takes waiting for death cheerfully, considering death nothing more than the dissolution of...

September 15, 2016

Lessons from Krypton

Supergirl, like all good stories, helps us to think about our own lives, and what...

September 05, 2016

Labors of Love

[O]n this day when we celebrate labor may we also remember the labors of love...

June 2016

June 14, 2016

For Orlando

[B]ring yourself to vigilance. Every time you hear someone denigrate Islam, speak up to love....

June 10, 2016

Seven Wonders of the Natural World – In Your Own Backyard

the wonders of the natural world aren't just found in exotic locations and untouched wildernesses....

April 2016

April 18, 2016

Not Dead Yet!

Amy Beltiane, now cancer free, reflects on how many times she had to say "I'm...

March 2016

March 01, 2016

Death and Dying

There is no shame in recognizing what the Native Americans call a Good Day to...

October 2015

October 30, 2015

Samhain Through the Faces of Old Women

At first, I see nothing; then my own face swims into focus; then I see...

August 2015

August 17, 2015

The Grief Police (They Live Inside of Your Head)

I have worked as a chaplain. I expected to do my grieving well. What I...

July 2015

July 24, 2015

Retreats, Consensus, and Death and Dying

We used to say that the ‘personal’ is ‘political.’ From my perspective today, the ‘magickal’...

May 2015

May 28, 2015

The Blessings of Darkness

Darkness is not just the absence of Light; darkness is its own thing. Sometimes it’s...

May 12, 2015

Origin Stories: What Explanations of Death Teach Us About Life

One of mythology's lasting gifts is how it explores the boundaries between life and death.

March 2015

March 19, 2015

Pagan UUs Living with Dying

When we accept death as a part of the natural cycle, we can allow that...

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