CFD Director’s Weekly Articles
“You live like this, sheltered, in a delicate world, and you believe you are living. Then you read a book, or you take a trip, or you talk with someone, and you discover that you are not living, that you are hibernating… Monotony, boredom, death. Millions live like this (or die like this) without knowing … Continue reading CFD Director’s Message 4.6.22
Concluding the month of Renewing Faith and beginning the month of Awakening… The ground and waters surrounding us are in the process of thawing, and it feels like UUFM is going through a similar process after two long years. It has been so pleasant smelling the coffee brewing in the Fellowship Hall again for the last couple of … Continue reading CFD Director’s Message 3.30.22
“To have faith is to trust yourself to the water. When you swim you don’t grab hold of the water, because if you do you will sink and drown. Instead you relax, and float.” Alan Watts …I am here for you, just an email or a phone call away. I am now currently holding office … Continue reading CFD Director’s Message 3.23.22
“…In almost every instance of our lives – our social lives – we are, if we pay attention, in the midst of an almost constant, if subtle, caretaking. Holding doors open, offering elbows at crosswalks, letting someone else go first, helping with the heavy bags, reaching what’s too high or what’s been dropped, pulling someone … Continue reading CFD Director’s Message 3.16.22
Welcoming the month of Renewing Faith… I have to admit, it’s felt like a heavy week to be beginning this monthly theme. Yet, that is part of the reason why it feels important to me. So many of the people in proximity to me and around the globe are feeling the weight of deep loss and … Continue reading CFD Director’s Message March 2, 2022
Today, I find myself reflecting on the ways people experience widening, following various forms of trauma. My own painful experiences have taken years to process, but they’ve grown me nonetheless. While I have struggled and stumbled at times, I give thanks for how it has humbled me, deepened my gratitude, and allowed me to know more … Continue reading CFD Director’s Message Feb. 23, 2022
“Empathy isn’t just remembering to say ‘that must really be hard’—it’s figuring out how to bring difficulty into the light so it can be seen at all… Empathy means acknowledging a horizon of context that extends perpetually beyond what you can see.” -Leslie Jamison …I am here for you, just an email or a phone … Continue reading CFD Director’s Message Feb. 16, 2022
“Empathy isn’t just remembering to say ‘that must really be hard’—it’s figuring out how to bring difficulty into the light so it can be seen at all… Empathy means acknowledging a horizon of context that extends perpetually beyond what you can see.” -Leslie Jamison …I am here for you, just an email or a phone … Continue reading CFD Director’s Message Feb. 16, 2022
“Empathy isn’t just remembering to say ‘that must really be hard’—it’s figuring out how to bring difficulty into the light so it can be seen at all… Empathy means acknowledging a horizon of context that extends perpetually beyond what you can see.” -Leslie Jamison …I am here for you, just an email or a phone … Continue reading CFD Director’s Message Feb. 16, 2022
“In a true community we will not choose our companions, for our choices are so often limited by self-serving motives. Instead, our companions will be given to us by grace. Often, they will be persons who will upset our settled view of self and world. In fact, we might define true community as the place … Continue reading CFD Director’s Message 2.9.22
