Dellarobia Turnbow hikes up the mountain behind her house to meet her lover and comes upon a huge group of roosting Monarch butterflies which takes her breath away and she exclaims, "Jesus, God!" You can find David G. Markham's pamphlet, Critical Reading of Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver, a Unitarian Universalist's perspective by clicking he…

Describes a greeting which I learned from an ex-felon I was mentoring.By David G. Markham

This is episode one introducing the series.By David G. Markham

This 5 minute commentary is part of The Spiritual Life series which can be found on www.uuawayoflife.orgBy David G. Markham

This was taped at a Corpus Christi Gospel Choir practice on 09/08/1991. I, David Markham, was a member of this choir which was directed by George Banks. I don't remember who the other choir members were or the soloists but they are very talented people. Corpus Christi church was in Rochester, NY. The congregation moved to what is now Spiritus Chris…

This was taped at a Corpus Christi Gospel Choir practice on 09/08/1991. I, David Markham, was a member of this choir which was directed by George Banks. I don't remember who the other choir members were or the soloists but they are very talented people. Corpus Christi church was in Rochester, NY. The congregation moved to what is now Spiritus Chris…

This is the week in review at UU A Way Of Life for the week preceeding 04/19/20.By David G. Markham

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Are there spiritual Masters in the Unitarian Univeralist tradition? How does one find a spiritual teacher? What should a seeker be looking for? The walk with Love is the one taught by Jesus and requires an inward not an outward journey.By David G. Markham

Attachment styles, secure, anxious, and avoidant are formed early in life during the formation of the parent infant bonding. They are manifested in their more essential forms during long term committed relationships like marriage. The attachment style relationship which most often appears in marriage counselor's offices are anxious/avoidant.…

Most people are confused about what love is. In this episode love is defined not as what one feels but as what one does. As Tina Turner's great song asks, "What's love got to do with it? It's just a second hand emotion."By David G. Markham

What is forgiveness and how does it work? There are two types of forgiveness: spiritual, and psychological. Psychological forgiveness takes four steps: having your say, an explanation, a genuine apology, and amends.By David G. Markham

With our expanded life expectancy in contemporary times, people are faced with two adulthoods: the period of 20-50, and 50 - 80. The first adulthood we are biologically programmed by Mother Nature to mate and procreate and assure the continuation of our species. The second adulthood engenders all kinds of existential anxiety because Mother Nature d…

The fourth milestone on the walk with Love on the path of the spirit is gentleness. Gentleness can be understood as a quality of compassion which is named in the second principle of Unitarian Universalism as being worthy of affirmation and promotion. What is gentleness?By David G. Markham

Narrative therapy is a powerful model for mapping the process of psychotherapy. In this episode, an introduction to Narrative therapy is provided describing the landscapes of action, meaning, and identity. Also the definition of intimacy from the Narrative Therapy model is provided.By David G. Markham

The third milestone on the Walk with Love, on the spiritual Path, is a nonjudgmental attitude. Carl Rogers called this "unconditional positive regard." We are not God. How can we know the heart, mind, and soul of another? We don't even understand our own heart, mind, and soul.By David G. Markham

Nobody should get married or have children until they are 40. We first need to achieve a sufficient level of our own happiness, satisfaction and fulfillment and not expect our partner or children to do this for us.By David G. Markham

Jesus tells us that the way to the kingdom is "to love as I have loved." If we choose the path of the spirit over the path of the ego we embark on the walk with Love and pass several milestones. The first milestone on the walk with love is trust, and the second is honesty.By David G. Markham

Infidelity and boundary issues describes the mutual task of couples to define what infidelity is for their relationship. Long term committed relationships create a "sacred space" which third parties have little, if any knowledge of.By David G. Markham

Disillusionment leads to "the dawning," which leads to "the turning" which leads to "the search" which takes one eventually on a mystical path which is the "Walk With Love" on the path of the spirit. The first milestone on this "Walk With Love" on the path of the spirit is trust and faith.By David G. Markham

Reactivity and responsiveness are important phenomenon in our emotional functioning. These phenomenon are a product of individual awareness and skill in emotional expression and also a sign and symptom of the functioning of emotional systems. The goal in life is to always be responsive and never reactive but few human beings achieve this high bar o…

After disillusionment, the dawning, the turning, the search, the seeker winds up sooner or later on the "walk with Love." Jesus said that the way to the kingdom is "to love as I have loved."By David G. Markham

The Unitarian Universalist: A Way Of Life Podcasts descibes the purpose, mission, vision, goals, resources and evaluation of the Unitarian Universalist A Way Of Life PodcastBy David G. Markham

The spiritual life does not begin until the person steps off the path of the ego onto the path of the spiriit, This step follows a period of disillusionment which leads to the dawning on the person that there must be a better way for him/her to lead his/her life. This dawning leads to a turning from the path of the ego onto the path of the spirit a…

It dawns on the person that (s)he has a choice to continue on the path of the ego or turn onto the path of the spirit. This turning begins the search that may take one back to the religion of their childhood. There is a difference between being religious and being spiritual. Increasingly on survey people report not being religious but continuing to…

After the dawning and the turning the individual begins a search for the Divine on the path of the spirit which often takes the seeker back to the religion of his/her childhood or into an exploration of new religions. The search for the Divine in religions eventually leads to disillusionment and the seeker realizes that the Divine is a nonduality, …

Cheryl Strayed says we should give 10 times more than we feel comfortable with not only of treasure but of time and talent as well.

The purpose, the mission, the vision, the goals, the activities, the resources, and evaluation of the UU A Way Of Life podcast.