Connecting With Gratitude and Our Interdependence

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Dear Pacific UU Fellowship,

So much in our lives right now—the ongoing pandemic, attacks on our democracy and rights, and the increasingly frequent impacts of climate change—seeks to isolate us, to wear us out and wear us down. Turning toward a concrete practice of gratitude helps us resist the ways in which we are being called to isolation and division, because gratitude actually turns us toward each other. Gratitude reminds us of our interdependence, which is so critically and spiritually needed in our world these days. In this newsletter, I offer some resources for connecting with our gratitude and our interdependence.

With love,

Susan

P.S. Don’t miss the UUA Congregational Life online conference December 11 & 12. Register below for “Compass: Navigating the Paths of Liberation Together.”

Practicing Gratitude this Holiday Season: Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray

Gratitude Homily: Rev. Susan Frederick Gray

Guided Meditation on Gratitude: Rev. Susan Frederick Gray
This extended time of social distancing has taught us just how much we need each other as individuals and collectives; in many ways, our interdependence has never been clearer. UUA Congregational Life staff have developed a conference to help UUs navigate this time and join with each other in charting a path toward a deeper connection with their faith. Join “Compass: Navigating the Paths of Liberation Together,” an online conference being held on December 11 and 12.
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The calendar at this time of year is full of a diverse array of holidays and UUs are proud to recognize and celebrate many of them. ICYMI (in case you missed it) a few weeks ago, we offered holiday greetings to all who were celebrating Diwali, the Indian festival of lights, on our UUA Facebook page. More than 3,600 people joined in the celebration. Follow us on Facebook and let us know what holidays you are celebrating this year.
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