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Matsuo Bashō, the late 17th century Japanese poet, speaks of a strong desire to wander, as if it’s the essence of who he is. In the opening lines of his travel sketch, The Narrow Road to the Deep North, he says: “The gods seemed to have possessed my soul and turned it inside out, and roadside images seemed to invite me from every corner, so that it was impossible for me to stay idle at home.” Read more →
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The Church of the Larger Fellowship’s Nominating Committee seeks CLF members to run for positions on the Board of Directors beginning June 2016: Read more →
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As a little girl I ran away from home at least twice every summer, hurling myself out of the house with outrage at childhood oppressions like being left out by my brother and his friends or facing bad sportsmanship during a T-ball game. Read more →
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“The only journey is the one within.” —Rainer Maria Rilke Read more →
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Here is where I found my voice and chose to be brave. Read more →
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At core, we Unitarian Universalists are wonderers and wanderers; pilgrim seems to capture the balance of focused aim and fluid adventure so integral to Unitarian Universalism. Read more →
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When I was a young adult, my inner and outer life resembled a Taoist poem I had memorized (and now only partly remember). It began, “There’s no path in front of you; that’s the track of your own foot…” and ended, “I speak of the road the butterfly cuts.” Read more →
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Have you ever really thought about why we call those early settlers who came to New England seeking religious freedom “Pilgrims”? Read more →
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…that the CLF sponsors a blog page for UUs on the religion and spirituality site patheos.com? Read more →
November 2015
“One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.” —André Gide
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