Tennyson, Victorian poet laureate of Great Britain and Ireland wrote, “In the Spring a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love.” That is a statement, which excludes nearly everyone. It suggests only males within a limited age range ever experience this universal activity of the mind. I think today that sentiment can be … Continue reading WES Blog — Spring Has Sprung

Amanda offers this reflection, which was recently featured in Braver/Wiser, a collection curated and shared by the Unitarian Universalist Association. You can sign up to receive a daily Braver/Wiser reflection here: https://www.uua.org/braverwiser. “Nature uses only the longest threads to weave her patterns, so that each small piece of her fabric reveals the organization of the entire … Continue reading WES Blog — Putting the Pieces Together

 As some of you have heard me joke, whenever a group of new members joins WES I think to myself: “Awwwww! These are my favorite new members!” And I go right on thinking that all the way until we have another group of folks joining, at which time I immediately switch my allegiance to them. (Since we … Continue reading WES Blog — The Best New Members (Every Time)

I’ve been thinking a lot about how Balance, our theme for March, and Emergence, our theme for April, intersect so beautifully. In my own life here at WES, I see the intersection in a couple areas: choosing music for platform, and growing the music program as a whole.   In selecting music for platform, I … Continue reading WES Blog — Becoming Aware: What is Emerging (Musically)?

The real danger is not that computers will begin to think like men, but that men will begin to think like computers. –Sydney Harris   I have often joked with friends that “if it isn’t on Facebook, it isn’t real!” Having the experience of being the generation that stressed over my top 8 for MySpace … Continue reading WES Blog — Being Social on Social Media