Working on a #Twitch streaming setup because I was very kindly given a gaming PC that wasn't needed anymore and now have the basics to make it work.

I don't really play #videogames all that much, it's never been a habit since about age 20. However I may just do a lot of stream talking about #UnitarianUniversalist stuff, the process of discernment for divinity school, labor agitation and the small shop unions that exist in the #PNW these days, and playing really substandard #chess.

Also talking about #queer neat stuff in #Portland #Oregon #LGBTQ like Dyke Hoops, I'm playing pickup #basketball for the first time since I was in junior high!

#streaming #gaming

#intro-post cause that’s a thing we do.

I like making things and thinking about things.

#NoDig #Gardening of #vegetables, #berries, and sturdy flowers.

plants & chickens in the yard for #canning #FoodPreservation #SeasonalCooking #seasonalEating

Always active #knitting & various #fiberArts projects in “I’ll get to that sometime”

I rock at #facilitating groups & #holisticLeadership
Currently job in #UnitarianUniversalist #relationalStewardship

#PreemptiveRadicalInclusion

#buoyant

Time for an #introduction! I am a #UU #UnitarianUniversalist clergyperson, a #Druid of the AODA, a spiritual director, and a scholar working on my PhD (having already done a DMin). I love #cooking, #gardening, fiber arts, working out, and living quietly & sustainably in the woods.

I’m slowly building a public scholarship presence beyond my congregation and religious communities, including work supporting activism around #climatechange #sustainability #JEDI #queerness and #sexualfreedom.

Heretic #UnitarianUniversalist that I am, I love Flower Communion.

I got my first letter from my #prison penpal today, and my heart is heavy

#UnitarianUniversalist #unitarianuniversalism #unitarian #universalist

@kain @N3VEM This is why I love the UU so much. They also tend to be pretty educated, and not intimidated by what they don’t know. Yet, they’re also humble, and don’t make anyone feel stupid for not knowing something. It’s great. #UnitarianUniversalist #UnitarianUniversalism

#introductionpost
#GenX (we had the best music)
#Jewish (Fiddler on the Roof reflects the family history)
#gay (and so is my husband)
#UU or #UnitarianUniversalist has excellent principles
#liberal (because of. . .see above)
#auxlang
& I read #lenormand and #tarot

I joined Mastodon in the past but very few users were there.
Now is another story.

I know that it’s weird for people when I’m open about my #atheism but also open about being a #UnitarianUniversalist and I say things like, “Sorry, I can’t do brunch that early, I’ll be at church”

Little things tickle me sometimes.

This evening, I'm settling in and about to read Chokepoint Capitalism by Rebecca Giblin and Cory Doctorow, when I look at the book's copyright page—which is a real thing I do regularly, believe it or not—and see that it was published by Beacon Press!

If you didn't know, Beacon Press is a Unitarian Universalist organization. I'm also a UU organiz—er...person!

Anyway, this made me happy and I had to share.

#Books #UU #UnitarianUniversalist

A mobile in the sanctuary of our church. #stereoscopy / #stereography / #anaglyph / #UnitarianUniversalist

A lot on my mind today as I prepare for our service...

#UnitarianUniversalist #SundayMorning #SundayService

Thwre's a humorous Facebook group about UUs
https://www.facebook.com/groups/uuhystericalsociety/permalink/4265741960216513/?mibextid=YsHG2a

#humor #UnitarianUniversalist #lightbulbs

And then I think about, despite their similarities, how different #UnitarianUniversalist and #PlumVIllage practitioners are. When #UU folks encounter a problem, they/we immediately spring into action. Let's educate, organize, mobilize. This makes us known for addressing social justice issues, but I often wish we spent more time in reflection before acting. When #PV folks encounter a problem, they/we pause & reflect. This often makes us slow to respond. ATM I'm ok with slower.

2/2

Being part of both the #UnitarianUniversalist and #PlumVIllage communities, I am often struck by how similar they are. Both appealing predominantly to white, educated people & struggling with how to be more inclusive in terms of race, sexual orientation/identity, and class. Both engaged in social justice issues. Both having conversations internally among their/our own due to disagreements over how best to respond to these issues. Both are reflections of our larger society.

1/2 #UU #PV

#UnitarianUniversalist (#UU) stuff:

Years ago when I was at All Souls DC, I cofacilitated a class centered around the Seven Principles. We reflected on each Principle - how they influenced our daily lives, our values & actions. Everyone involved agreed that the class was worthwhile, and I remember it fondly.

Now I'm thinking it was a mistake to use the Principles as the focus of reflection, as it encouraged attachment to them. It was the reflection that was worthwhile, the #SpiritualPractice.

My previous #UnitarianUniversalist church is in a very funny beer commercial. I personally do not drink alcohol, but this kind of fun thing is one of the reasons why I'm a #UU (in addition to being Buddhist).

Btw, the minister in the commercial is a real UU minister (and beer aficionado).
https://vimeo.com/776222959

Time to start thinking about General Assembly #uuaga2023. Attend in person? Attend online? Host a local watch party to watch online? Ignore completely?

I'm still fairly COVID-cautious, so I'm thinking watch online, maybe do the local watch party thing. (...maybe even ignore, feeling a bit battered by #UUA politics...)

If this post reaches any other #UnitarianUniversalist people, curious to know which direction you're leaning....

Listen up: I want to follow you if you are any of these
#librarian
#comicscreator or #comics pro
#writer or #publishing pro
#horror enthusiast
#godzilla fan
#UnitarianUniversalist
#lgbtqia af
Reblog this to help me find these folks, and I’ll gladly follow you

@leftistuu Here are some I happen to know:
@Wells
@uutimatkins
@jjlewis
@RevSarah
@McPatrick
@peterbowdenlive

Here are a couple I've met on Mastodon:
@UUXMNR
@awgonnerman

If you put one of the UU hashtags into search, you'll turn up a whole lot more.

Also, someone posted a list of #UnitarianUniversalist Mastodonians a while back. Can't find it now, but maybe someone else will find it.

https://uucb.org/services/late-christmas-eve-service/ #unitarianuniversalist