HP Rivers

  • Insomnia

    As I lay awake Ruminating The Goddess strokes my hair. “There there,” She says, Singing me a lullaby of lightening bugs, A symphony of stars. She gathers up The past that haunts me In Her calloused hands, Weaves it into A meadow of wildflowers And gifts it to the Universe. “Thank you,” I murmur, My…

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  • Virtual Lesson Plan for Ostara with COVID-19 Tie-In

    Feel free to use or adapt this lesson plan with attribution. Email me at uuctdre2810@gmail.com with any questions or concerns. CHALICE LIGHTING CHECK IN What is something good that happened this week? What is something that you worried about? STORY Adapted from The Ostara Bunny by Rev. Christina Leone Once upon a time, a long,…

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  • Comfort Me (A Prayer)

    Mother Goddess, Lay my head upon your chest…

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  • Dying

    In Tarot The Death card Rarely means death It means: “Nothing gold can stay.” It means Letting go Being scared And daring greatly Anyway Is the only way We truly Live

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  • Birth of the Sun/Son

    Birth of the Sun/Son A Time for All Ages Written by Helen Rose Delivered at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Tallahassee Sunday, December 22, 2019 This is an original Time for All Ages by Helen Rose. Feel free to use for worship with proper credit given to the author. Email Helen with any questions. Does…

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  • 2019 Was [Good As] Hell

    Sometimes, Love breaks your heart wide open to clear away what no longer serves you and to open the door to new possibilities.

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  • Instruments of Peace

    Sometimes I go searching for peace in yoga, in bitter herbal tea sweetened with honey from back home. I look for it in beautiful crystals chosen carefully to help me name my intentions, in the sweet smoke of palo santo filling a room. I beg my spirit guides and angels to bring me to it.…

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