I was looking for the missing brahmavihara. Read more »

My Mama was a second grade teacher at the Gladwyne Elementary School in the rich suburbs of Philadelphia. Read more »

Shortly after I watched the full moon slide behind the trees on the ridge outside my cell window, Dusty, a young orange mackerel tabby tomcat, made his morning round… Read more »

“When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy.” ―Rumi Read more »

I was blessed with an optimistic, joyful disposition, which I inherited from my mother. Read more »

“Giving thanks for abundance is sweeter than the abundance itself.”—Rumi

“Gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.”—G. K. Chesterton

Our UU theology calls to build the beloved community through our relationships with others. Sometimes we are faced with a different calling—to receive the help and support of others. Read more »

A song to sing at supper. Read more »

For many of us, it proves impossible to limit religious thought to a narrow creed. The more we learn, the more difficult it becomes to restrict ourselves to the definition of ultimate reality, or God, that we grew up with, or held when we were young. Read more »

Saying “thanks” is one way to pray. Read more »

Optimism is often held up as a cardinal virtue. No matter the situation, we feel we should be plucky, searching for that silver lining, and courageous. Yet… Read more »