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“Life must have its sacred moments and its holy places. We need the infinite, the limitless, the uttermost -- all that can give the heart a deep and strengthening peace.”
― A. Powell Davies, Without Apology: Collected Meditations on Liberal Religion

tags: adoration, life, meaning, peace, reverence

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“Advertising is to a genuine article what manure is to land, - it largely increases the product.”
― P. T. Barnum, The Humbugs of the World

tags: advertising, increase, manure, quips

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“A good death is a death in solidarity with others. To prepare ourselves for a good death, we must develop or deepen this sense of solidarity.”
― Henri Nouwen

tags: death, dying

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“The most valuable thing we can do for the psyche, occasionally, is to let it rest, wander, live in the changing light of room, not try to be or do anything whatever.”
― May Sarton

tags: being, psyche, rest

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“None of us is fully able to perceive the truth that shines through another person’s window, nor the falsehood that we may perceive as truth. Thus, we can easily mistake another’s good for evil, and our own evil for good.”
― Forrest Church, A Chosen Faith: An Introduction to Unitarian Universalism

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Readers Against Prejudice and Racism — 189 members — last activity Feb 02, 2018 12:05PM
Hello everyone! This is a group dedicated to people who want to see a more peaceful world and who enjoy learning about other cultures with respect and ...more

Unitarian Universalists — 179 members — last activity Sep 27, 2018 02:42AM
A discussion group for Unitarian Universalists, UU friends, and people interested in Unitarian Universalism. (For more about Unitarian Universalism, v ...more

UU REads — 14 members — last activity Feb 22, 2013 03:30AM
This group is a "place" for Unitarian Universalist Religious Educators to share what they are reading as they seek to understand, to facilitate, and t ...more

Ask Anne Lamott - Thursday, December 12th! — 1186 members — last activity Dec 16, 2014 10:21AM
Join us for a special discussion with author Anne Lamott on Thursday, December 12th! Anne will be discussing her latest book, Stitches, a follow u ...more