Phoenix process

The Phoenix Process: An Easter Reflection

Apr 1, 2024

Holidays and Holy Days, Love and Justice, Spirituality, Unitarian Universalism, World Religions

Barbara Kingsolver, Easter, Elizabeth Lesser, Hero’s Journey, Phoenix process

Elizabeth Lesser discusses the “Phoenix Process,” likening life’s transformation to the Hero’s Journey seen in various cultures’ stories. She encourages embracing difficulty to emerge stronger. Easter symbolizes renewal amidst chaos, mirroring narratives of freedom and love rising from turmoil. Barbara Kingsolver emphasizes finding joy amid despair, echoing the resilience of the phoenix.
The Wisdom of It’s a Wonderful Life

Jan 2, 2022

Beloved Community, Holidays and Holy Days, Love and Justice, Sermon, Social Events, Spiritual Biography, Spirituality, Wellness

Clarence Oddbody, cosmic classroom, COVID-19, Elie Wiesel, George Bailey, It's a Wonderful Life, learned helplessness, love, Phoenix process, Rilke, Rumi, suicide

It was Nobel prize-winning writer Elie Wiesel who once wrote, “The true challenge of life is not just in beginning, but in beginning again.” Life continually opens up new doors for us–the new year of 2022 is one such door–but the question then becomes: can we actually step through? What if we can’t, because we’re…