Headed Back

If you’ve been wondering why I haven’t updated my blog recently, see the photo to the right. The rose was the first flower given to me by someone special who has come into my life. He makes me so happy I can hardly believe it. The chalice represents the amount of UU related work, friendships and thoughts I’ve been engaged in over the last month. January has flown by unbelievably - is it really almost over? What a start to the new year!

In the world of UU blogs, mine is pretty insignificant. I think I read somewhere that it was worth $500 - what on earth does that mean? I don’t know, but the Second Annual UU Blog Awards are currently underway, and have brought my attention to some excellent sites I previously didn’t know existed. Voting ends February 10th, and I have quite a bit of reading to do in order to be able to make informed decisions.

I also want to encourage votes for a few folks whose sites inspire me and encourage me to stay engaged in this faith community: Reverend Clyde Grubbs’ A People So Bold!, with its commentary from a social and racial justice perspective, and Chris Walton’s Philocrites site (which you likely already know of). I also recently began reading The Happy Feminist (extremely engaging with a lot of comments from other readers) and Steve Caldwell’s Liberal Faith Development (very informative about UU institutions). The Sidebar contains more links to blogs I like to read for fun, such as PeaceBang and Radical Hapa.

I found that I had been nominated a few times, which is a bit embarrassing since my last entry was a frivolous post about yogurt. *smile* Oh well!

Thoughts about what to post next have been swirling around in my head for weeks, and my temper about UUism has been fluctuating from day to day. Mostly I’m still in love with it, but sometimes I wonder if I am not approaching another dead end. I find myself shocked by people, and wounded by them, too. As I struggle to “manage expectations,” I am reflecting on what it was that brought me to UUism in the first place, and how to draw that back into my daily living. These are serious thoughts that I’ve wanted to keep to myself until I’ve come to some conclusive place. Yes, I should be writing about them - just not publicly. I don’t believe in spreading my personal confusion into such an arena. I hope to have something real to say soon. In the meantime, it’s been satisfying to read what others in the family are thinking and doing. Please peruse the good writing that’s out there and cast your votes!

(photo by HSA: the chalice and the rose, 2006)

Comments

4 Responses to “Headed Back”

The Happy Feminist on January 31st, 2006 5:41 am

Thank you for the shout out and the nice comments on my blog!
PeaceBang on February 1st, 2006 6:12 pm

By all means, share the confusion! We all appreciate it, as it helps us encounter our own confusion!

Meanwhile, I am so thrilled about your new romance!!! wheeeee!
PeaceBang on February 19th, 2006 3:43 pm

Okay, you’ve been in the throes of romance long enough. Update! update! Please! We miss you!
LaReinaCobre on February 20th, 2006 10:05 pm

LOL - I know, I know. I’ve updated, finally.