UU Carnival - January 2007
Welcome to the sixth installment of the UU Blog Carnival. We had three submissions this month on the topic of change. The bloggers interpreted the assignment in a wide variety of ways–I was thinking primarily of personal change, but we had some reflection on impermanence and institutional change.
What compels you to change, and towards what are you aiming? You could talk about what religious (or non-religious) figures inspire you, about what tools you use to help yourself change, and what role you think god and the church might have to do with this change?
CeeJay writes about metaphorical angels and devils and our lack of inertia in even attempting any kind of change. She concludes with some practical advice about getting started.
At Trivium, Jamie Goodwin talks about UUism and its difficulties in defining itself–and whether that has anything to do with reticence for self-transformation.
Finally, Earthbound Spirit tells us about the Buddhist notion of impermanence and how she learned hard lessons about transience through her family and an event at a state park.
*Finally-finally, Lizard Eater chimes in with a David Bowie song, “ch-ch-ch-ch-changes”, giving us some specific approaches learned from a “self-described chubby little lady” called FlyLady. Along the way, she reflects on the value of an internal or external impetus for change.