Weddings, Writing, Workshops, Wisdom
Weddings, Writing, Workshops, Wisdom
A humanist looks at repentance and repair. The new year is a time for soul-searching – even if you don’t believe in the soul as some kind of separate entity, we can understand that word and idea in terms of our inner best self – a metaphor like heart and mind for quality of existence.
Are you a community or a club? A community or a dictatorship? How your group makes decisions shapes how people experience your community. Decision-making is about relationships!
Being human together: a guide for community-building circles, especially in humanistic and progressive religious communities. Includes 20 scripts/guides you can …
What makes you feel comfortable or uncomfortable in a group? What helps you, in a group, to be your best …
Welcoming and hospitality are closely related ideas. I added quotations on welcoming and hospitality (and was surprised how few there …
When the going gets tough … and some behaviors in the community annoy us, create discomfort, or cause harm. Community’s …
I am often asked how I can have faith in the inherent worth and dignity of every human being. If …
This piece evolved over time. Felix Adler, founder of Ethical Culture, addressed the topic early. Don Montagna, then Leader of …