Friday, 22 March 2019

Hello!

Last Again Laura was my nickname at school. I was a daydreamer and was always last to leave the classroom as, while everyone else had already packed up and left, I was still gazing out of the window.

True to form, I have been meaning to start a blog for ages, but just never got round to it until now. So please bear with me while I catch up with myself and post a few things.

This year I will embark on a new stage of the journey I began six years ago when I first walked into a Unitarian chapel. In September I will begin training for the Ministry. I have been 'Lay Person in Charge' (Leader) at Chorlton Unitarians since August 2016.

Unitarianism is a creedless tradition with members from a wide spectrum of belief. I incline towards the earth spirit end of things. I follow the neo-pagan wheel of the year, although I am also very fond of Lent and Advent as times to deepen into my spiritual practice.

For Lent this year I am following a Unitarian Universalist practice of reflecting on a different word each day.


Embracing Simplicity: Reflections inspired by Lent, Ramadan, and Saint David

 “I do believe in simplicity. It is astonishing as well as sad, how many trivial affairs even the wisest thinks he must attend to in a day; ...