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jcrestwell@uuannapolis.org
What does it mean to be a person of Becoming?
It’s become popular in our society to talk about spiritual journeys as a process of living into your full or true self, of letting the authentic seed inside you unfold. We UU’s agree. We even enshrined it in our principles that celebrate each of our unique seeds (inherent worth) and unique journeys (a free and responsible search).
At the same time, there’s something deep within UUism that pushes in the opposite direction. Historically, we’ve been “leavers” – people who struggled not so much to find ourselves but to untangle ourselves from the religious identities we were given. Our spiritual journeys did not begin with a blank slate; they began with the hunger to wipe that slate clean and begin anew.
- Option A: Could Have Been Your Credo
- Option B: Your Journey of Becoming in Six Words
- Option C: Five Pictures of Becoming
- Option D: What Inhibits Our Becoming
- Option E: Find Becoming in Our Recommended Resources
INCLUDED IN THIS PACKET:
- Your Questions
- Word Roots & Definitions
- Wise Words
- Poetry
- Music
- Videos & Podcasts
- Articles
- Books
- Movies
And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.~ Anais NinDo not ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.~ Howard Thurman