Have you ever looked up into the sky and seen not clouds but a whale, or a rabbit, or a boat sailing by? Our imagination, when combined with the miracle and beauty of clouds, can be a wondrous thing.
What shapes do you see in the clouds today? How can they spark your imagination and creative process?
The potter learns to center their clay on the wheel. It is an exacting task, and unlike in life, there is little grace–if a piece becomes too off-centered, clay might fly around the studio. And yet, it is a basic and necessary task for wheel-thrown pottery.
How can you notice the things in your life pulling you out of center? How can you center yourself today?
The heat, the hammer, the anvil, the steam, the sweat, the glow. Metal is forged into useful and beautiful objects by careful application of force and intense heat.
How has your life been made more beautiful in times of intensity?
“Unitarian Universalists are mosaic makers. We are a people who bring together the broken pieces of our histories and the shining pieces of our seeking and, piece by piece, create a mosaic religion.” – Rev. Marcus Hartlief
What is the broken piece of yourself that you bring to the mosaic beauty of community today?
“Do not fear agitation, for agitation is the rhythm of life itself; to be put into motion, to be stirred” -Rev. Tania Márquez
Feel some rhythm today. Sense the beat of a drum in some music–whether or not you can hear it. Move your body in time to it. Let yourself be agitated.
