COMPASS ROSE: THE UU SAN MATEO BLOG

As I began to explore Nurturing Gratitude, our congregational theme for the month of November, I wondered about the pairing of those two words. "Gratitude is essential," says Rev. Scott Tayler, founder of the Soul Matters Sharing Circle. "We aren't built for constant striving and the pursuit of more. Instead, we need moments of pause in which we are filled and replenished by the large and small wonders of the world." Practicing gratitude passively may not be sufficient, howev

I thought it would be easy to create a reflection about Cultivating Compassion, our congregational theme for the month of October. After...

Our congregational theme for the month of September is BUILDING BELONGING . To speak of our theme as being simply belonging would miss...

(Originally published almost three years ago, this [lightly-edited] Reflection reviews the many changes that had happened in our...

(This reflection was originally published for June 2023. It is being republished for July 2025 with some minor edits.) I started thinking...

The Practice of FREEDOM, our congregational theme for the month of June, is challenging for me. Perhaps it is for you, too? Our friends...

Imagine this: during the month of May, we will be exploring how to live love more deeply through The Practice of IMAGINATION. The first...