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  • A black man, with his back to the camera, stands on a street corner
    Black people are so accustomed to being ignored and invisible that a simple acknowledgement—a simple I see you—from a peer goes a long way.
    Reflection | By DeReau K. Farrar | August 22, 2018 | From Braver/Wiser
    Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), America, Direct Experience, Fathers, Friendship, Identity, Parents, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Race/Ethnicity, Solidarity
  • An inscription on the stone lintel over a doorway: "THAT THEY MAY HAVE LIFE."
    I want the spaces in which we meet to be encased by aspirations and forward loving, not affirmations and self-applause. I want to love the people I disagree with, knowing that we’re all just out to find a little more life.
    Reflection | By DeReau K. Farrar | April 11, 2018 | From Braver/Wiser
  • A man, mid-jump, suspended in the air smiling widely.
    I wanted so badly to break free and let loose—but I just couldn't. I was stuck in my own false ideas of the congregation's expectations of me. Luckily, there’s still time.
    Reflection | By DeReau K. Farrar | January 16, 2018 | From Braver/Wiser
    Tagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Acceptance, Arts & Music, Body, Direct Experience, Empathy, Freedom, Joy, Limitations, Multiculturalism, Race/Ethnicity, Self-Respect
  • A black-and-white photo of a smoky stage, with a performer under a spotlight (in silhouette)
    Living up to my sacred identity is hard! It means remembering that every time I fail to choose grace, or goodness, or peace, I am thoughtlessly squandering my divinity.
    Reflection | By DeReau K. Farrar | October 11, 2017 | From Braver/Wiser
  • In silhouette against a twilight sky, a signpost thrusts seven different "arms" in different directions.
    How many times do I need to make mistakes before I’m ready to admit that I’m not any better at this than the bigoted and willfully ignorant?
    Reflection | By DeReau K. Farrar | September 12, 2017 | From Braver/Wiser
    Tagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Acceptance, Challenge, Change, Direct Experience, Humanism, Integrity, Living Our Faith, Secular, Self-Respect, Transformation, Unitarian Universalism
  • The shadowed silhouettes of two people holding their hands together to form a heart.
    There’s something deeply moving for me about the idea of a love that will always have my back.
    Reflection | By DeReau K. Farrar | July 12, 2017 | From Braver/Wiser
    Tagged as: Christianity, Direct Experience, Love, Relationships