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Beginner's Heart
a soul story ~
By
Britton Gildersleeve
This week’s UU Weekly has a piece on the baby Jesus. We know very little about the historical Jesus, as the essay notes. The Christian Bible is the source for most of our Jesus history, and it’s not necessarily an historical exercise — that isn’t its purpose. Author Meg Barnhouse makes the case that the…
wake-up call (and a peaceful Rohatsu to you, too!) ~
By
Britton Gildersleeve
Tomorrow is Bodhi Day, or Rohatsu ~ the celebration of Siddhartha Gautama’s enlightenment, the transformation of the man into the spiritual teacher we know as the Buddha. I’ve written elsewhere about Bodhi Day, here and here. But it bears repeating. 🙂 Because we all need a wake-up call. We need to remember how ephemeral life…
material girls: or, how a nice Buddhist girl found happiness giving Christmas presents ~
By
Britton Gildersleeve
I love presents. Getting them (of course!), but also buying them, wrapping them, giving them. I like French ribbon in loopy old-fashioned bows. And shiny foil paper. I like looking for tiny ornaments — feathers, vintage tags, a candy cane, maybe — to put in the center of the bow. And I love stocking stuffers:…
day 30 of Thanksgiving month: all you need is love ~
By
Britton Gildersleeve
This isn’t the newest picture of my wonderful husband, nor is it my earliest. But it’s one I like, as it reminds me how much we have in common. When we metmany years ago, on a blind date, that wasn’t as obvious. On our wedding day, in fact, a friend volunteered to tell the folks…
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