REsources for Living
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Our theme for this month is Mistakes and Failures—which I think of as two very different things. Read more →
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Managing Mistakes
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What do you do when you make a mistake? You see what part of it was yours. You take responsibility and let go of the self-defense. Read more →
Mistakes
June 2020
Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new. ―Albert Einstein
Articles
When We Fail
The fundamental belief in the value of the individual has long held a central place in liberal religion, and finds a modern expression in our faith’s first principle, an affirmation of the inherent worth and dignity of every person. Read more »
Embracing Failure
I used to be someone who beat myself up for every fault, even ones that no one else knew about. Read more »
Splendid Failures
This past summer my husband and I celebrated our 30th anniversary by going hiking in the mountains. Read more »
Ministerial Search
The CLF’s beloved senior minister, Rev. Meg Riley, has announced her retirement, effective August 2020. Read more »
You Are Worthy of Love
There are plenty of places in the world where folks are more than ready to point out your mistakes, and to tell you that what you are doing is not good enough. Read more »
REsources for Living
Our theme for this month is Mistakes and Failures—which I think of as two very different things. Read more »
Audio Recordings
You can listen to audio recordings of Quest Monthly, read back issues or get electronic versions of the text to share with friends (and much more) at questformeaning.org Read more »
Managing Mistakes
What do you do when you make a mistake? You see what part of it was yours. You take responsibility and let go of the self-defense. Read more »
Mistakes
Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new. ―Albert Einstein Read more »
Crossing The Threshold
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Perhaps you are familiar with the concept of The Hero’s Journey, made famous by Joseph Campbell. Read more →
On the Threshold
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Thresholds are sacred. Religions of all kinds, cultures of all times and places, have ways to mark the moments when we are on a threshold between one state of being and another. Read more →
Threshold
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Threshold is an interesting word. As a maintenance clerk I immediately thought of the thing at the bottom of a doorway. Read more →
In Between
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In between, liminal, that space where we wait.
Between moments; events, results, action, no action. Read more →
Only in the Dual Realm
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There is a passage from the Sonnets to Orpheus, by Rainer Maria Rilke, that has given me inspiration when confronted by the need to change: Read more →
From Your Minister
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There are predictable thresholds in our lives, when we move from one life-stage to another—when beloved children begin school, when we downsize from a house to an apartment, when we begin a new career or class. Read more →
