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Based on a Santerian story. Special thanks to Lesley Murdoch for her insights to Afro-Caribbean religions. The Orisha are gods that came originally from Nigeria, in West Africa, as part of the Yoruba religion....Story | July 9, 2013 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Signs of Our FaithTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), Beauty, Brokenness, Challenge, Commitment, Community, Courage, Diversity, Indigenous American, Justice, Limitations, Multiculturalism, MulticulturalismCurriculum page -
Utility | July 3, 2013 | From Circle of TreesTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Awe, Beauty, Connections, Creativity, Direct Experience, Gratitude, Nature, Reverence, Sacred, SpiritualityCurriculum page -
In a time not so long ago and in a place not so far away, there lived a boy named Arthur Lismer. Arthur always had a pencil in his pocket, because Arthur loved to draw. He drew clouds. He drew birds. He drew flowers. He drew many beautiful things. And he drew pictures of stones....Story | By Janeen K Grohsmeyer | May 17, 2013 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From World of WonderTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Awe, Beauty, Creativity, Nature, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Unitarianism, Vision, Wonder, WorthCurriculum page -
Utility | May 17, 2013 | For Grades K-1 | From World of WonderTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Awe, Beauty, Connections, Direct Experience, Earth, Nature, Reverence, Vision, WonderCurriculum page -
In the land of Australia, where koalas climb high in eucalyptus trees and kangaroos bound across grassy plains on great big feet, a baby bird pecked his way out of his shell. His mother called him Kejaro, and she brought him good fruit to eat. Every day, for dessert, she brought him bugs. His...Story | By Janeen K Grohsmeyer | May 17, 2013 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From World of WonderTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Awe, Beauty, Birth, Creativity, Earth-Centered, Home, Nature, Relationships, Success, SufferingCurriculum page -
Written by Tracey L. Hurd. This is a story is about a boy who loved the outdoors. His name was Henry David Thoreau. All his life, he loved nature. It was almost as if he had a small, still voice inside him that whispered, “Go outside. Be amidst the trees, and lakes, and grass. This is your true...Story | May 17, 2013 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Creating HomeTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Beauty, Home, Interdependence, Nature, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Simplicity, Solitude, WisdomCurriculum page -
“The Magic Vase” was adapted from "The Magic Vase" as retold by Margaret Silf in One Hundred Wisdom Stories from Around the World, compiled by Margaret Silf (Cleveland: The Pilgrim Press, 2003), 41-42. Used by permission, all rights reserved. There was once a poor family who lived in a drab...Story | May 17, 2013 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Creating HomeTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Beauty, Depression, Direct Experience, Family, Home, Mystery, TeamworkCurriculum page -
Utility | May 7, 2013 | From Building BridgesTagged as: Beauty, Buddhism, Compassion, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Peace, Religious & Civil LibertiesCurriculum page -
Russell was an amateur geologist, paleontologist, and professional teacher. He took his young charges on an overnight field trip. While sitting around the campfire, he brought out a bag, took out five rocks, and held up a round, grapefruit-size rock....Story | By Jose Ballester | July 20, 2012 | For Adults | From Building the World We Dream About for Young AdultsTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Awe, Beauty, Character, Diversity, Earth, Earth-Centered, Growth, Kindness, Multiculturalism, Multiculturalism, Mystery, NatureCurriculum page -
Utility | October 27, 2011 | From Spirit in PracticeTagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Acceptance, Beauty, Creativity, Direct Experience, Failure, Freedom, Growth, Imagination, Letting Go, Limitations, LoveCurriculum page -
Utility | October 27, 2011 | From Spirit in PracticeTagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Awe, Beauty, Discernment, Education, Freedom, Growth, Humanism, Immanence, Individualism, Integrity, MysteryCurriculum page
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After many years in a congregation, she’d had enough. Knowing the people as well as she did, she knew that what they said on Sunday and what they did on Monday did not always equate....Story | October 27, 2011 | For Adults | From Spirit in PracticeTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Acceptance, Balance, Beauty, Belief, Change, Commitment, Community, Compassion, Compromise, Connections, Direct ExperienceCurriculum page
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Utility | October 27, 2011 | From Exploring Our Values Through PoetryTagged as: BeautyCurriculum page -
Utility | October 27, 2011 | From FamiliesTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Beauty, Community, Connections, Dignity, Direct Experience, Family, Identity, Intimacy, Respect, Responsibility, Spirituality, Unitarian UniversalismCurriculum page -
Story | October 27, 2011 | For High School | From FamiliesTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), Beauty, Community, Creativity, Direct Experience, Discernment, Diversity, Ethics, Family, Listening, Vision, WonderCurriculum page
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Utility | October 27, 2011 | From FamiliesTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), Beauty, Connections, Creativity, Direct Experience, Diversity, Family, Imagination, Relationships, Respect, Vision, WonderCurriculum page
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Book by Lynne Cherry (A Gulliver Green Book), (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1990); permission pending. Two men walked into the rain forest. Moments before, the forest had been alive with the sounds of squawking birds and howling monkeys. Now all was quiet as the creatures watched the two men and...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, WholenessCurriculum page -
This story is abridged from one published by Hans Christian Anderson in 1844 and translated by H.P. Paull in 1872. (Hans Christian Anderson: Fairy Tales and Stories).It was lovely summer weather in the country. A duck was on her nest, watching for her young brood to hatch. At length one shell...Story | October 27, 2011 | For Multigenerational | From Wisdom from the Hebrew ScripturesTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), Animals, Awe, Beauty, Dignity, Direct Experience, Identity, Inclusion, Joy, Kindness, Oppression, RelationshipsCurriculum page -
Utility | October 27, 2011 | For Grades K-1 | From Love Surrounds UsTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Beauty, Community, Diversity, Family, Flower Communion, Love, Sacred, Simplicity, Unitarian UniversalismCurriculum page -
Reprinted from Life Tides by permission of Sarah Tarbox. Copyright (C) 1993. Published by Skinner House Books, an imprint of the Unitarian Universalist Association. Hollow bones, streamlined feathers, and wings shaped to push aside the viscosity of air are not what make birds fly. Birds let go of...Story | By Elizabeth Tarbox | October 27, 2011 | For Adults | From Spirit of LifeTagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Animals, Awe, Beauty, Brokenness, Courage, Direct Experience, Fear, Freedom, Hope, Joy, Letting GoCurriculum page