Direct Experience

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This list includes every page or product from UUA.org, UU World magazine, or inSpirit books & gifts that is tagged with Direct Experience.

  • A small black child rides on their father's shoulders, as the two hold hands
    The Catastrophic Consequence of Likeability
    From WorshipWeb
    We teach girls to be likeable, to be nice, to be false. And we do not teach boys the same. This is dangerous.
  • Breathe: A Letter to My Sons by Imani Perry
    Whiteness
    From WorshipWeb
    The drug that says that whiteness is what matters most about white people is what makes so many of them think that is what must be protected at all costs.
  • An abstract pattern of paint, with bright orange, dark blue, and white.
    Witnesses of the World / Testigos del mundo
    From WorshipWeb
    It is now, when we are called to act on our values, not to hide, not to fear, but to be bold and loud.
  • A baby turtle on a beach, with the ocean and two blurred humans in the background.
    At Arm's Length
    From Braver/Wiser
    Arm's length: What was once a defensive or suspicious expression has now become a gesture of care.
  • Underneath a plaque, affixed to a wall, that says NO BICYCLES PLEASE, a bicycle is leaning on the wall.
    The Golden "No"
    From Braver/Wiser
    I feel disoriented when I’m in a new situation and I can’t figure out whether the rules are real or imaginary.
  • Two people inside an airport terminal wave at an airplane.
    Goodbyes Are Hard
    From WorshipWeb
    It’s important to honor the footprint others leave on our heart.
  • The harder things are to say...
    From WorshipWeb
    The harder things are to say, the more necessary they are to say.
  • From beneath a bed, a parent and child hang over, flashlight pointed at the camera, as if checking for monsters under the bed.
    Honesty Over Comfort
    From Braver/Wiser
    In these days of so much uncertainty, may we choose honesty over comfort, love over complacency, and truth over convenience.
  • Washington, DC, USA - June 19, 2020: A young protester and celebrant of Juneteenth holds a sign that reads "I am my ancestors' wildest dream" at Black Lives Matter Plaza / Lafayette Square
    My Ancestors' Dreams
    From Braver/Wiser
    None of us would be here were it not for those who lived and won a fight that they were not meant to survive.
  • A black parent embraces their child, who is smiling in to the camera
    Room for Something New
    From Braver/Wiser
    One day, I’ll have to care for my mother as she once cared for me. I’m not ready to handle the truth that our relationship must change.