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… (PDF) Illustration: Nancy Meshkoff There was once a girl who loved to … dying. She figured out that the animals were dying from poisons …Story | By Noreen Kimball | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Love Surrounds UsTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Animals, Change, Conscience, Earth, Interdependence, Nature, Politics, Power, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Science -
… COLORING SHEET … "The Great Kapok Tree" (PDF) Illustration: Nancy Meshkoff Book by Lynne Cherry (A Gulliver … tree is home to many birds and animals. If you cut it down, where …Story | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Love Surrounds UsTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Animals, Beauty, Conscience, Earth-Centered, Home, Interdependence, Listening, Nature, Power, Wholeness -
… Wanda's Travel Emporium: Tales of Love, Hate and Things in Between … House, 2007). Once upon a time there was a field. It had dry grass, … it?" Or she'd think, "Aren't there animals who are supposed to go …Story | December 10, 2011 | For Multigenerational | From Gather the SpiritTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Animals, Authority, Choice, Conscience, Earth-Centered, Growth, Interdependence, Nature, Relationships, Responsibility, Service, Social Justice -
… Tale from India. Martin, Rafe. The Hungry Tigress: Buddhist Myths, … Reprinted with the permission of the author. www.rafemartin.com … the forest was ablaze. Terrified animals ran wildly in every …Story | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Moral TalesTagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), Buddhism, Caring, Challenge, Compassion, Conscience, Courage, Hinduism -
… Permission to use "The Dog at the Well" in this … by Marilyn McFarlane, author of Sacred Myths: Stories of World … the trip down the well. "This poor animal is as thirsty as I was," the …Story | December 10, 2011 | For Multigenerational | From Gather the SpiritTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Animals, Caring, Conscience, Empathy, Generosity, Hope, Interdependence, Islam, Kindness, Nature, Redemption
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… A shepherd boy, watching a flock of sheep near his village, grew … companionship by playing a trick on the villagers. One morning he … on the hillside a wolf came out of the woods. The boy shouted in …Story | January 19, 2012 | For Adults | From What We ChooseTagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), Acceptance, Animals, Blame, Choice, Community, Conscience, Dignity, Doubt, Ethics, Failure, Paganism -
… By William F. Schulz Excerpted from the 2006 Berry Street Lecture. When … play together for an hour. One of Amy's favorite games was a … done and I was deeply frightened of myself and much ashamed. Whatever …Story | By William F. Schulz | February 7, 2013 | For Adults | From What Moves UsTagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), Anger, Animals, Children, Coming-of-Age, Conscience, Direct Experience, Empathy, Ethics, Fear, Friendship, Guilt -
… Beautiful Signs: A Treasury of Islamic Wisdom for Children and … House, 2010). Kan ya ma kan: there was and there was not a man … her head in gratitude. "May Allah bless you, Sir. You have saved my …Story | November 7, 2014 | For Children, Grade 6, Middle School | From Amazing GraceTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), Conscience -
… In 1789, Hosea Ballou attended the Baptist revival held in his hometown of Richmond, New Hampshire. Moved by … that all human beings would be blessed in their afterlife. God …Story | February 7, 2013 | For Adults | From What Moves UsTagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Belief, Choice, Conscience, Discernment, Dissent, Doubt, Faith, Fear, God, Grace, Universalism
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… By Julie Simon Print and copy the coloring sheet by Nancy Meshkoff (PDF) for "Enough Stuff." … your friends to donate items for an animal shelter or another charity …Story | By Julie Simon | May 17, 2013 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From World of WonderTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Conscience, Earth, Gratitude, Humanism, Interdependence, Mindfulness, Money, Nature, Sacrifice, Service, Simplicity -
… By Polly Peterson This is the story of Theodore Parker, a … legendary. This is also the story of Millard Fillmore, whose actions …Story | By Polly Peterson | December 9, 2011 | For Adults | From The New UUTagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), Acceptance, America, Anti-Oppression, Challenge, Change, Choice, Compromise, Conflict, Conscience, Courage, Unitarianism -
… James Luther Adams, from "The Evolution of My Social Concern." Used with … by James Luther Adams In the summer of 1927, six years after Hitler …Story | February 7, 2013 | For Adults | From What Moves UsTagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), Authority, Belief, Challenge, Change, Commitment, Community, Conflict, Conscience, Dissent, Economy, Unitarianism
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… Read the story aloud, and ask the … emphasize the four themes: freedom of thought, or noncreedalism; … on-going revelation; the power of Nature; and building the Beloved …Story | December 9, 2011 | For Adults | From The New UUTagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Acceptance, Anti-Oppression, Belief, Change, Conscience, Credo, Culture, Faith, Growth, History, Unitarian Universalism
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… from Some Remarkable Passages in the Life of Dr. George de Benneville, … raised by his godmother, Queen Anne of England. Both of his parents, who …Story | February 7, 2013 | For Adults | From What Moves UsTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), Arrogance, Brokenness, Class, Conscience, Contemplation, Courage, Depression, Dignity, Discernment, God, Universalism
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… Immanuel Kant, a key figure in the field of philosophy, was born in what is … up in a Lutheran household, part of a family that particularly …Story | January 19, 2012 | For Adults | From What We ChooseTagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Authority, Conscience, Contemplation, Discernment, Ethics, God, Progress, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Responsibility, Science
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… Adapted, with permission, from “The Heartless King,” an Indian folk … with delicious foods, while most of his people had only one plain … an enormous dog. The king was fond of hunting and this enormous dog …Story | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Moral TalesTagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 6th Principle (World Community), Anti-Oppression, Balance, Compassion, Conscience, Equity, Ethics, Food, Food Justice, Justice, Oppression
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… Juliette Hampton Morgan was the only child of Frank and Lila Morgan of Montgomery, Alabama. Her white …Story | October 27, 2011 | For High School | From Heeding the CallTagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), Anti-Oppression, Choice, Commitment, Conscience, Equity, Fear, Justice, Mental Health, Power, Privilege, Prophetic Words & Deeds -
… By Julie Simon Download the coloring sheet by … Coloring Sheet (PDF) In a bay of the North Sea, in the middle of Denmark, on an island called …Story | By Julie Simon | October 20, 2014 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From World of WonderTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Change, Choice, Community, Conscience, Earth, Humanism, Interdependence, Nature, Power, Responsibility, Climate Change, Climate Justice -
… (Leader: Invite the group to join you in singing the chorus of "Follow the Drinking Gourd." … and wives away from their husbands. Often Harriet thought about freedom. …Story | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Love Will Guide UsTagged as: Conscience, Courage, Freedom, History, Human Rights, Justice, Leadership, Love, Oppression, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Women -
… Stories adapted from the Giraffe Heroes Project website … … in a shelter. When he dropped off the toys he said that he thought … in shelters and hospitals but many of them were afraid. "They are just …Story | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Moral TalesTagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 6th Principle (World Community), Caring, Challenge, Change, Conscience, Courage, Justice, Prophetic Words & Deeds