It took me a long time to find my spiritual voice. I was raised in Roman Catholicism, but as soon as I could dare say it I proclaimed myself an atheist. Later, as my resistance softened, I changed that title to agnostic. Much later in life, when I began my meditation practice, I began leaning toward Buddhism.
At age 50, I stumbled into Unitarian Universalism (UU) quite by chance. In it I found a group that does not believe in any one tenet, but rather in a set of values: Justice, Equity, Transformation, Pluralism, Interdependence, and Generosity. If I was to describe myself now, I’d call myself a Uubu (UU + Buddhist) which actually is a real thing!
At my congregation in Fullerton, I am a pastoral caregiver, facilitator, grief and change listener and guest lecturer. I also run the men’s discussion group.
Having experienced several facets of organized religion, I have come to believe that we all have our own innate form of spirituality. You can use the g-word or not, look to the heavens, look to the Earth, dabble in paganism or plant medicine… all of these are ways to allow oneself to commune with the unknowable. In my heart of hearts, we are all just trying to make sense of it all during our brief time on earth. I would be happy to walk that path with you and discuss what is resonating for you, no matter what stage in life you are at.
As Ram Dass once said: “We are all just walking each other home.”
If you would like to continue this dialogue with me, please contact me as I too would love to deepen the discussion.
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