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  • To be mindful is to live with appreciative awareness of each passing moment.  To be mindful is to be aware of what is happening here and now – the sunlight outdoors, the taste of food, your own feelings.
    Small Group Ministry Guide | By David Herndon Minister, First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA | August 11, 2013 (reviewed April 2025) | For Adults | From Faith Curricula Library
    Tagged as: Mindfulness, Presence
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  • Utility | July 3, 2013 | From Circle of Trees
    Tagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Community, Connections, Earth-Centered, Imagination, Interdependence, Mindfulness, Nature, Playfulness, Purpose, Relationships, Science
    Curriculum page
  • Jamie sat on his bed, while his Dad talked on the phone. In just three weeks, Jamie was going to turn seven. He couldn't wait. He was having a pirate party....
    Story | By Julie Simon | May 17, 2013 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From World of Wonder
    Tagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Conscience, Earth, Gratitude, Humanism, Interdependence, Mindfulness, Money, Nature, Sacrifice, Service, Simplicity
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  • Utility | May 7, 2013 | From Building Bridges
    Tagged as: Change, Choice, Compassion, Happiness, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Mindfulness, Professional Development for Religious Educators
    Curriculum page
  • Once the great Sufi holy man and wise fool Nasreddin Hodja was walking down the street when a group of women came running up to him. Obviously distressed, they cried out to him, “Help us, Hodja! Help us.”...
    Story | October 29, 2011 | For Adults | From Spirit in Practice
    Tagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Family, God, Immanence, Islam, Mindfulness, Mystery, Playfulness, Presence, Spiritual Practice
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  • Utility | October 29, 2011 | From Spirit in Practice
    Tagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Commitment, Community, Connections, Direct Experience, Ethics, Food, Gratitude, Greed, Immanence, Integrity, Mindfulness
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  • Pablo Casals, born in Vendrell, Spain to a Puerto Rican mother, is thought by many to be the greatest cellist who ever lived. His recordings of the Bach Cello Suites, made between 1936 and 1939, are considered unsurpassed to this day.
    Story | October 27, 2011 | For Adults | From Spirit in Practice
    Tagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Brokenness, Commitment, Creativity, Culture, Death, Direct Experience, Growth, Humility, Mindfulness, Patience, Progress
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  • Utility | October 27, 2011 | From Spirit in Practice
    Tagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Balance, Buddhism, Christianity, Contemplation, Discernment, God, Gratitude, Growth, Letting Go, Listening, Meditation Practices, Mindfulness, Peace, Prayer Practices
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  • Utility | October 27, 2011 | From Heeding the Call
    Tagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), Brokenness, Change, Choice, Community, Conscience, Direct Experience, Ethics, Justice, Mindfulness, Power, Relationships
    Curriculum page
  • This story is an excerpt from the essay "Balance" by Unitarian Universalist minister Susan Manker-Seale, included in the book Everyday Spiritual Practice: Simple Pathways for Enriching Your Life, edited by Scott W. Alexander (Skinner House Books, 1999). My daily spiritual practice is to balance....
    Story | By Susan Manker-Seale | October 27, 2011 | For Adults | From Spirit of Life
    Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), Acceptance, Balance, Contemplation, Gratitude, Immanence, Interdependence, Listening, Mindfulness, Peace, Presence, Unitarian Universalism
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  • Activity time: 5 minutes Preparation for Activity Familiarize yourself with the meditation below so you understand the timing and will be ready to leave sufficient pauses for participants to fully experience meditation. Arrange to use a space that has a clean, preferably carpeted, floor where...
    Activity | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades 4-5 | From Love Connects Us
    Tagged as: Mindfulness, Spiritual Practice
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  • Activity time: 5 minutes Preparation for Activity Locate a space, preferably outdoors, where participants can walk briskly and safely, in a loose cluster, without touching one another. Description of Activity Begin the mediation in a space where there is room for the participants to move briskly...
    Activity | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades 4-5 | From Love Connects Us
    Tagged as: Mindfulness, Spiritual Practice
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  • Adapted from an Indian folk tale. There was once a wise woman who lived by herself near a small village. Rumor had it that she could always accurately predict when the rains would come, or help heal a sick child with herbs, or calm angry neighbors and help them to resolve their fights and arguments.
    Story | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Moral Tales
    Tagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), Anger, Choice, Ethics, Kindness, Mindfulness, Nonviolence, Peace, Redemption, Responsibility, Reverence
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  • Utility | October 27, 2011 | For Grades 2-3 | From Moral Tales
    Tagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), Anger, Buddhism, Choice, Christianity, Ethics, Hinduism, Kindness, Mindfulness, Nonviolence, Peace, Responsibility, Reverence, Salvation
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  • Read or tell the story. Once upon a time a girl named Maya was playing in her front yard with her big sister and some of her sister's friends, while her father watched from the kitchen window. Soon Maya's friend Annie came along and wanted to join in the game. Maya's big sister and her friends...
    Story | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Wonderful Welcome
    Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), Buddhism, Caring, Discernment, Kindness, Mindfulness, Presence, Purpose, Relationships, Service, Wisdom
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  • Utility | October 27, 2011 | For Grades K-1 | From Wonderful Welcome
    Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), Buddhism, Generosity, Listening, Mindfulness, Presence, Relationships, Spiritual Practice, Wonder
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  • Utility | October 27, 2011 | For Grades K-1 | From Wonderful Welcome
    Tagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Animals, Connections, Earth, Earth-Centered, Interdependence, Mindfulness, Nature, Responsibility, Wonder
    Curriculum page
  • Utility | October 26, 2011 | From Building Bridges
    Tagged as: Balance, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Individualism, Mindfulness, Nature, Peace, Taoism
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  • Explore the tension between sameness and uniqueness using Oranges.
    Activity | By Susan Dana Lawrence | August 10, 2011 (reviewed June 2025) | From Faith Curricula Library
    Tagged as: Identity, Mindfulness
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