knockin' on heaven's door
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coppqueen5129I don't know that I would still be a UU if I had never gone to Opus. While not a Utopia, Opus was where I began to understand the possibilities of being a UU. It also taught me something about what a UU community can look like. Being a convert, this was crucial. I also learn a little more each year how to accept others as they are. I wish that Evan would come to Opus once. I'd be interested to know his experience of it. I don't know why, but I've been thinking about Evan frequently. I wish I could spend more time with him, but he lives in NY.
Spent the day with people. This morning, got to church late, but had brunch with Val, Jim F, Anika, and Joe. I invited Anika to Last Thursday this month since she is new to town and lives over in that area. I met her two years ago at Opus in Toronto. She moved here recently to be with her partner, and just published a book for children on pagan celebrations. See here.
Had gelato with J. It was good to see her, and I wish I'd swallowed my fear of rejection and given her a call last week when I was at Opus. I need to be a better friend. In order to be a good friend I have to stop being afraid all the time that my friends aren't going to push me away. So I don't know if I was very good company. I wanted so much to make things all right for J but I just felt so helpless. I know it's not my job to fix things and that I can't, but I felt terrible that I gave her advice on something that didn't work for her, and then that she's been going through a bit of a time lately. If I can't fix things, how can I be a comfort? How can I help someone I care about feel better? Tamara said I should go to seminary - not necessarily to be a minister, but to learn about many types of things. Maybe I can learn better how to convey the compassion I feel. I really do love J, but don't know how to show that without embarrassing her (or myself). *puzzled*
Had dinner with Rev, who I haven't seen in ages. He looks a little different in the face for some reason. His face looks tougher or stronger in some way. Not sure. Anyway, he was same Rev otherwise, and it was a good conversation. We both like to talk about ourselves, and I always get a kick out of that later upon reflection. I think we both get to say what we want, though. It's crazy how little we have in common, but I like spending time with him, anyway.
*Today's purchases = $76:
Short Fiction on the Varieties and Vagaries of Faith (book)
Strange Little Girls, by Tori Amos (cd)
Little Earthquakes, by Tori Amos (cd)
Nimrod, Green Day (cd)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (dvd)
Vibrator, Terence Trent D'Arby (cd - my original copy is lost)
Kick, INXS (cd)
Burn to Shine, Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals (cd)
Mozart Festival, London, Salzburg and Berlin orchestras (cd)
Spent the day with people. This morning, got to church late, but had brunch with Val, Jim F, Anika, and Joe. I invited Anika to Last Thursday this month since she is new to town and lives over in that area. I met her two years ago at Opus in Toronto. She moved here recently to be with her partner, and just published a book for children on pagan celebrations. See here.
Had gelato with J. It was good to see her, and I wish I'd swallowed my fear of rejection and given her a call last week when I was at Opus. I need to be a better friend. In order to be a good friend I have to stop being afraid all the time that my friends aren't going to push me away. So I don't know if I was very good company. I wanted so much to make things all right for J but I just felt so helpless. I know it's not my job to fix things and that I can't, but I felt terrible that I gave her advice on something that didn't work for her, and then that she's been going through a bit of a time lately. If I can't fix things, how can I be a comfort? How can I help someone I care about feel better? Tamara said I should go to seminary - not necessarily to be a minister, but to learn about many types of things. Maybe I can learn better how to convey the compassion I feel. I really do love J, but don't know how to show that without embarrassing her (or myself). *puzzled*
Had dinner with Rev, who I haven't seen in ages. He looks a little different in the face for some reason. His face looks tougher or stronger in some way. Not sure. Anyway, he was same Rev otherwise, and it was a good conversation. We both like to talk about ourselves, and I always get a kick out of that later upon reflection. I think we both get to say what we want, though. It's crazy how little we have in common, but I like spending time with him, anyway.
*Today's purchases = $76:
Short Fiction on the Varieties and Vagaries of Faith (book)
Strange Little Girls, by Tori Amos (cd)
Little Earthquakes, by Tori Amos (cd)
Nimrod, Green Day (cd)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (dvd)
Vibrator, Terence Trent D'Arby (cd - my original copy is lost)
Kick, INXS (cd)
Burn to Shine, Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals (cd)
Mozart Festival, London, Salzburg and Berlin orchestras (cd)
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Date: 2005-08-22 10:24 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2005-08-22 11:57 pm (UTC)Next year's Opus will be in Maryland somewhere. In 2007 it will likely be at Unicamp, which is about 90 minutes outside of Toronto. This year it was in Iowa.
Boston is the "headquarters" of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) ... it's where Unitarianism in the US first flourished. Sometimes if I have a meeting to attend related to UU things, it's in Boston - and that's why I'll be there over Labor Day weekend. It'll be my third time there this year but I won't have time for anything but business, really. :(
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Date: 2005-08-23 01:49 am (UTC)