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My name is Beth Anderson. I’m a retired MSUM professor of education, where I taught for 39 years before retiring in 2006. Since then, I’ve been a freelance editor of books, dissertations,...
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Why the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship?
The circles represent the joining of Unitarian and Universalism. The chalice symbolizes generosity, the flame symbolizes truth. Note to self: Language always matters. The Unitarian Universalists...
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Unity in Diversity
A UU joke is the prayer, “Dear God, if there is a God, if you can, save my soul, if I have a soul.” The joke above is funny because of its underlying truth. To some outsiders, the UUs seem to...
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Searching for Persephone
Searching for Persephone In the old stories told by the Greeks, one stands out for its anguish in the parting of a mother and daughter. This is the story of Persephone and Demeter. Demeter (whom the...
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Spiritual Wounds
People are always delighted to discover a “cradle UU,” because there seem to be so few of them. So many of us have gravitated to this church because we were dissatisfied or hurt by...
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Poetry Corner: UU Limericks
A limerick is a short, humorous poem with a strict rhyme scheme and humorous intent. Edward Lear (12 May 1812 – 29 January 1888) was an English artist, illustrator, author and poet, and is known now...
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Poetry Corner: The Lanyard
Happy Mother’s Day from FMUU. Here is a poem that you might hear in a Unitarian Universalist worship service or other setting, to celebrate the special mother or mother-like figure in your life, by...
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Who Said That?
“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the universe.” – Albert Einstein– He said it first!
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What’s It Like to Belong to a Small Church
If you’re a member of the UU fellowship of about 75 members, here is a countdown of the Ten Benefits you will enjoy: 10. You will get to letter in four sports. You can belong to...
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Spirituality is, to me, the opposite of religion. Both are alike in that they are a search for profound meaning in life, but after that, their meanings diverge. Religion is embedded in an...
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On Becoming Old: In Two Voices
Just wait. It will happen to you, too. The day you become invisible. The day everyone starts calling you “dear” and patting your hand as if you were a domesticated animal. The day you get special...
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Hard Work Makes a Difference
Hard Work Makes the Difference Alison taping the edges. The RE room is coming alive with orange and green colors enlivening the walls. The whole place is vibrant with new paint, thanks to Erik Momsen...
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On Joining the Church
On Joining the Church Well, reader, I married him. Whoops, wrong story. What I meant to say was, Reader, I joined it. The church, I mean. In April of 2013, I joined the UU Fellowship. In this...
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The Tarot and Spirituality
Okay! Anyone for fortune-telling? I’d like to explore how I use the Tarot (a deck of 78 cards) as a spiritual tool. Each deck comprises 22 cards called the “majors,” and when they come...
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Who Said That?
Be yourself; everyone else is already taken. ― Oscar Wilde So who are you, really? The self at work, the face you present to your lover, the person you mutter to when troubled, the human...
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UU Bingo
MISCELLANIA A compendium of the silly, the sublime, and the simply outrageous. UU Bingo B I N G O Still wears a Wellstone button Fumbles the notes for “Gather Us In” Is proud to be called a secular...
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On Being Prickly
The Song of the Porcupine by Beth Anderson One day when god was distracted, I was made between the mouse and the swan. God was thinking feathers and fur, but remembered her newly-formed evergreen...
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The Spiritual Meaning of Illness
“The most important thing in illness is never to lose heart.” I am dying. I have two terminal illnesses: kidney failure and non-Hodgkins lymphoma, which is cancer of the bone marrow. My...
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Who Said That? (July Edition)
“I think and think for months and years. Ninety-nine times, the conclusion is false. The hundredth time I am right.” ~Albert Einstein~ “I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost...
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POETRY CORNER
Amaryllis is sometimes called Hippeastrum, which means, “Knight Star”. The Metier of Blossoming Fully occupied with growing–that’s the amaryllis. Growing especially at night: it would take only a bit...
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