A Year of Hope

Lunar New Year celebrations begin today throughout East Asia. In the Chinese calendar, we welcome in the Year of the Rabbit, which is thought to be a sign of peace and hope.

What can you do to make the year ahead more peaceful and hopeful?

Failure

“By no means are we [Unitarian Universalists] perfect; we often fail as much as we succeed. Yet even when ‘we have broken our vows a thousand times,’ we return to this essential work of justice and liberation for all.” -Rosemary Bray McNatt

How do you deal with failures along the road to freedom and liberation?

Together

“Do not be alone right now. Any liberation—all liberation—is collective liberation. My freedom is bound with yours and yours with mine. Inextricably.”-Karen G. Johnston

Seek some company that reminds you of your inherent worth.

Sovereignty and Resiliency

“We cannot submit ourselves to a system that does not serve us nor anyone but a few elite who care about nothing but our death and subjugation. We must engage our sovereignty. We must learn of our own power and strength through the resiliency our ancestors have passed to us.” -Jaque Fragua, Indigenous (Walatowa-Jemez Pueblo) artist

What resiliency has been passed to you by your ancestors? How do you engage it in the work of liberation?