“We have so many opportunities to bless each other in this world, but they don’t always announce themselves as moments of profound transformation. I choose to plant seeds of life wherever I can, just in case. I may never know whose song I’ll amplify in the process.” -Lindasusan Ulrich, from their Braver/Wiser reflection “Amplified a Thousandfold” How have you been transformed by a seed of kindness planted by another ..read more

The metamorphosis of caterpillar into butterfly entails the complete dissolution of the caterpillar’s body into liquid. Recently, however, scientists have discovered that the butterfly remembers things that the caterpillar learned. Somehow, even in that liquid, important memories are sustained. How have you held important memory through a time of transformation ..read more

“If we have any hope of transforming the world and changing ourselves, we must be bold enough to step into our discomfort, brave enough to be clumsy there, loving enough to forgive ourselves and others. May we, as a people of faith, be granted the strength to be so bold, so brave, and so loving.” -Joseph M. Cherry, “Prayer for Living in Tension” How have you moved into your discomfort ..read more

”If we don’t find a way to transform our pain, we will always transmit it to those around us or turn it against ourselves… If your religion is not teaching you how to recognize, hold, and transform suffering, it is junk religion.” —Fr. Richard Rohr How have you transformed pain into something meaningful ..read more

“As Unitarian Universalists, our journey is to transform the big and the small, to transform ourselves, and to transform the world. Universalism means no one is outside of the circle of love, and no one is disposable.” -Elizabeth Nguyen Let someone into your circle of love today ..read more

Large ships turn slowly, and sometimes over long distances, unless they are being supported and guided by strong tugboats. And yet, they turn all the time. Similarly, large institutions sometimes take a while to fully adapt to changing societal conditions–but they can change. When have you witnessed a large institution make a significant transformation? What did it take to make it successful ..read more

Sometimes, change comes about because we take the risk to try on something new. Sometimes, we learn about ourselves by putting ourselves out there in new (and sometimes scary) ways. When have you transformed by trying on something new ..read more

“Ideology sparks movements, but relationships are what change organizations and sustain movements. It takes one relationship at a time. In the end changes to the leadership of the institution happen because of relationships, people pushing. We must place value on the relationships and the need to not leave folks behind in our quest for transformation.” -Elandria Williams How have you witnessed relationships lead to larger transformation ..read more

“Changes abound… around us, within us, between us; in our communities, our neighborhoods, and our beloved faith communities. Changes abound. May we each find the balance point we need as we move through our ever-changing world:  the balance between the old and the new,  between the known and the unknown,  between the familiar and the perhaps bold and risky possibilities that may be there, waiting.” -Michelle Collins How do you find the balance points in your life ..read more

Change takes time. Often, it takes more time than we want it to, especially if the goal is real transformation and not just surface change. We remind ourselves that attaching urgency to change doesn’t make it better (or even necessarily faster), that urgency is a symptom of the culture of oppression in which we exist. When have you had to teach yourself to let change take more time than you wanted it to ..read more