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Beginner's Heart
naked hearts & sticks & stones ~
By
Britton Gildersleeve
I am as tired of this election as anything in a long time. My heart is battered, bruised, held together some days with tape and string. Even my ears hurt… What happened to truth? And to the civil discourse that accompanies its pursuit? My training is in research as well as writing, so when I…
listening to incense ~
By
Britton Gildersleeve
Sometimes when you’re stressed, what you need to do is two simple (and at least partly practical) things: light a stick of good incense, and clean out a drawer. Seriously, it’s that simple. I don’t remember where I heard the term ‘listening to incense,’ but it’s stayed with me. Because that’s what I do: my…
of bullies, and victims, and what the rest of us can do ~
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Britton Gildersleeve
Bullying… It affects all of us — the bullies, their victims, and those of us who see it happen. Culture tends to frame it as an axis: bullies on one side, victims on the other. It’s not that simple. Amanda Todd might still be here if someone had stood up for her. Stood up to…
un-learning (when Buddhism & Unitarian Universalism conflate) ~
By
Britton Gildersleeve
I don’t go to church much. When I do, I go to All Souls Unitarian Universalist, the largest UU church in the world. In Tulsa. Tulsa. Today I went to see my nephew officially welcomed in to the congregation. His significant other is UU from her earliest childhood — grew up at All Souls —…
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