Lastly we arrive at the wellness dimension of the physical body, our strength and our capacity to bounce back from… Read more Wellness of the Body
Author: Rick
My life-long passion is in the arts: music, theater, visual arts, and literature. I graduated from Cal Arts in 1985 with a degree in music composition. After a career in Human Resources with the AIDS Project Los Angeles and as a parish minister for Unitarian Universalist churches in the Los Angeles area, I retired in 2025 and pursued my artistic work: drawing, painting, composing, and creative writing.
Everyday Virtue
Kindness Patience Humility (Removing the kettle from the fire) Courage as one opens the mail A prayer of blessing while… Read more Everyday Virtue
Wellness of the Heart and Soul
From wellness of the mind, last week, we turn this week toward the dimensions of wellness that lie in the… Read more Wellness of the Heart and Soul
Wellness of the Mind
In August we turn toward planning and preparation for the work of the coming church year. What will we need… Read more Wellness of the Mind
Preparation
In July, I completed 6 months as your Interim Minister. Does it seem longer to you? What a lot we have already… Read more Preparation
The Fermi Paradox
Physicist Enrico Fermi noticed that given the vastness of space, and the huge amount of time available, the odds are… Read more The Fermi Paradox
Starr King Mountain
I just flew in from Yosemite, and boy are my arms tired! Actually I didn’t fly to Yosemite, I drove. … Read more Starr King Mountain
Interim Tasks
We just finished one church year with RE Sunday and the UUA General Assembly. But, of course, I already have some… Read more Interim Tasks
And Now We Vote
In the United States, the power of the President is constrained by a large number of countervailing powers. A President… Read more And Now We Vote
Staff Changes
This month we say goodbye to our long-time and well-loved Membership Coordinator, Diane Julian. Diane is retiring. We will arrange a… Read more Staff Changes