September 18, 2024

"... everybody’s trying to figure it out."
~ Poi Dog Pondering, “Everybody’s Trying”

Friends,

This time of year during a general election year always feels (to me) especially full of so, so many types of figuring things out. So many pundits, pollsters, forecasters, reporters, supporters, and observers and planners and … and … and. So much calling for my attention, not always in ways that serve me in discerning how best to act on my values. 

If you need it, I offer you permission–or better yet, encouragement to permit yourself–to let go of any sense of needing to figure out or follow every.little.thing. 

Please be thoughtful, but know that thinking well about a few things will take you (and all of us, as a society) further in the direction of living our values than following every conversation and worrisome detail. It’s good to be informed, but it’s even better to live from your center, for which you’ll need to pause to rest and be quiet enough to hear yourself.

Yours in the grace of centering, 
Rev. Denise
RevDenise@gnuuc.org

P.S. Please do figure out your voting plan for the US general election! (This is how we practice democracy.) Now is a good time to make sure you’re registered to vote, as well as to consider when and how you’ll cast your vote. Extra credit: check to see if your friends/coworkers/neighbors need help or encouragement.