Shared UU Values by Kate Gillis "I was having difficulty remembering the seven values so I made up a song to make them more memorable. Now I would like to share my song to help other UUs become more comfortable with the words."This memorable tune can be used in worship, religious education, and...

UU Artists share flowers, tiles, bookmarks, and posters with inspirational quotes that you can use in your communications and classrooms.

This handout was created by Spiritual Directors International and is used with permission. Printing This Handout Download a high-resolution copy of this Handout (PDF) for printing.

Material excerpted from the book I WILL NOT DIE AN UNLIVED LIFE © 2000 Dawna Markova, with permission from Red Wheel/Weiser, LLC Newburyport, MA and San Francisco, CA www.redwheelweiser.com.Hayden Planetarium of the American Museum of Natural History and/or sign up for Starstruck, their email...

On Aging When you see me sitting quietly, like a sack upon a shelf, Don’t think I need your chattering. I’m listening to myself. Hold! Stop! Don’t pity me! Hold! Stop your sympathy! Understanding if you got it, otherwise I’ll do without it! When my bones are stiff and aching and my feet...

My future starts when I wake up every morning. — Miles Davis Life is a continual process of letting go…and moving forward…and letting go… and moving forward. For there are times when our souls are set on fire, and deeply cherished dreams must die...and we are forced once again to create new...

This is the text of a 1988 UUA pamphlet written by John H. Nichols. Used with permission. Turning points When our parents left us at summer camp the first time, when our first pet died, when our best friend moved to another community, we grieved. We suffered what seemed, then, a very serious loss.

Stretching Exercises Adapted from Five Minute Massage by Robert Thé (Sterling, 1995) Exercise 1: Begin by stretching your face. Gently rub small circles all over your face with both hands. (1 min.) Softly pat your face all over. (1 min.) Feel the color come to your cheeks as the muscles and blood...

The part of living that is opposite of connecting with others is solitude. It isn’t the same thing as loneliness. Instead it is the opportunity we give ourselves when we both become more aware of our inner depths and yet retain our sense of unity with others. As we live we try to honor these...

"Five Minute Practice of Presence" from Listen: A Seeker's Resource for Spiritual Direction, a publication of Spiritual Directors International, Vol. 2. issue 1. Used with permission. Printing This Handout Download a high-resolution copy of this Handout (PDF) for printing.

There are years that ask questions and years that answer. — Zora Neale Hurston For Next Time 1. Write in Your Journal Consider the most influential people in your life. Divide pages into thirds and title each third of a page with a decade; for example, birth to age 10, age 11-20, and so on. Then,...

By Donald M. Murray. Copyright 1996, in The Boston Globe. Reprinted by permission of The Rosenberg Group on behalf of the Author’s estate. I’m doing a class project on aging America. What’s it like to be a golden ager? Old. Excuse me? Not elderly, not senior citizen, never golden ager. I’m...

Unitarian Universalist Associaiton (UUA) Publications Updates are now published monthly on its own webpage. Keep up on the latest Pamphlets, Recommendations from Skinner House, and find out what’s trending at the UUA Bookstore. Here are some new pamphlets for your congregation from this month’s...

You have a busy day planned, with chores and visits all over your community: Return 10 large books to LIBRARY. Deliver a donation of used clothing, in a large duffel bag, to UU CONGREGATION. Go to FRIEND’S HOUSE to meet their new pet. Buy a week’s worth of groceries for your family at the...

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Tree rings tell us about the tree’s life. Each ring tells the story of a year. If you see a small ring, there was little rain that year. If you see a large ring, it shows a year when the tree grew a lot. Start from the middle, the tree’s first year. Count the rings. How old was this tree when it...

From Robin Moseley’s Flexagon Portal website, which offers detailed instructions for working with this and many other flexagon shapes. Used with permission. Printing This Handout Download a high-resolution copy of this Handout (PDF) for printing.

Artwork adapted by permission from Dr. Ron Knott's … webpage. Printing This Handout Download a high-resolution copy of this Handout (PDF) for printing.

Artwork adapted by permission from Dr. Ron Knott's … webpage. Printing This Handout Download a high-resolution copy of this Handout (PDF) for printing.

Hymn 21 in Singing the Living Tradition. Words adapted by Folliott Sandford Pierpoint; music by Conrad Kocher (abridged). Public domain. 1....