Generativity

The Elves and the Shoemaker: Exploring the Spirituality of Work

Feb 28, 2021

Aging and Staging, Beloved Community, Sermon, Social Events, Spirituality, Stewardship

Allan Chinen, Anne Lamott, Barbara Sher, creative process, creativity, Erik Erikson, Generativity, Peter Pan Syndrome, Spirituality of Work

Once upon a time, the country was in trouble, and a shoemaker and his wife fell upon hard times. Then came the day when the shoemaker found he had enough leather for only one more pair of shoes. He did not despair, though, but got to work, cut the leather carefully, and started to sew.…
Growing Up, Growing Older, Growing True

Sep 15, 2019

Aging and Staging, Sermon, Spirituality, Unitarian Universalism

Erik Erikson, Generativity, Hero myth, Joseph Campbell, labyrinth, Psychosocial development

I hope there is no adult in this space who underestimates the importance of gifts of time to children. Even the seeming smallest can become a memory that lasts forever. Several summers in a row, I stayed with my father’s parents. Since we’re Ukrainian, I called them Baba and Dido. One lazy Saturday, I came…