Imagination by UU Canton Faith Engagement Ministry https://padlet.com/dre32/Imagination We’re exploring the many ways our UU faith invites us to become “A People of Imagination.” Accept this invitation to: Imagine a New You, Imagine a World without COVID, Imagine a Better World, Think Outside the Box, Visit Other Worlds; The Value of Escape en-us 2020-12-23 13:09:27 UTC 2023-04-02 15:50:38 UTC hello@padlet.com dre32 https://padlet.com/dre32/Imagination/wish/1039976221 When we think about imagination, one can’t help reflecting on the very first thing one does with UU kids: Child Dedications. In contrast to some faiths that highlight how we are born with original sin, UU Child Dedications emphasize that we are born with inherent goodness and immense possibilities. So, what’s one of the ways our faith guides us into becoming a people of imagination? It tells us to “Don’t put any limits on imagining what you can become!” ]]> 2020-12-23 14:58:30 UTC https://padlet.com/dre32/Imagination/wish/1039976221 The Everything Seed dre32 https://padlet.com/dre32/Imagination/wish/1039983888 After viewing the story, ponder the following questions:
What possibilities exist in you?
What would your Everything Seed look like?]]> 2020-12-23 15:02:55 UTC https://padlet.com/dre32/Imagination/wish/1039983888 In My Imagination Meditation dre32 https://padlet.com/dre32/Imagination/wish/1039989155 Let’s now get into our meditation positions.
Sit comfortably in your chair or on the floor. 
Put your hands on your lap or on your knees.
Sit up nice and tall.
Focus your eyes in front of you.
Find your breath moving in your body by taking in one breath through your nose and then slowly breathing it out through your mouth.  Now click on the video link.  
]]> 2020-12-23 15:06:01 UTC https://padlet.com/dre32/Imagination/wish/1039989155 dre32 https://padlet.com/dre32/Imagination/wish/1040001917 2020-12-23 15:13:26 UTC https://padlet.com/dre32/Imagination/wish/1040001917 What Will You Do? dre32 https://padlet.com/dre32/Imagination/wish/1040014636 Imagine that you wake up tomorrow morning and COVID has disappeared, draw a picture of what you would do first. Then take a listen Change to Come!]]> 2020-12-23 15:20:38 UTC https://padlet.com/dre32/Imagination/wish/1040014636 Imagine What is Beyond dre32 https://padlet.com/dre32/Imagination/wish/1040027229 Find a pair of binoculars! We look through binoculars to see things far away. Have you ever looked through binoculars the opposite way than you are supposed to? Give it a try! It makes things look really, really tiny and far away. Well, that’s funny, but not too helpful.
What do binoculars have to do with our theme? Imagination is the theme for this month. And imagination is a lot like a pair of binoculars. It helps us see beyond that which is right in front of us! It helps us see beyond our current struggles with things like COVID and glimpse a not too far off day when days will be more like normal.   
So today we’re going to use our Imaginations to give us hope by daydreaming about what we will do when we are able to be back together again. 
]]> 2020-12-23 15:28:23 UTC https://padlet.com/dre32/Imagination/wish/1040027229 dre32 https://padlet.com/dre32/Imagination/wish/1040034526 When it comes to imagination, we focus on imagining a better world. And who better to celebrate than Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr? Dr. King’s words in his “I Have a Dream” speech can be revisited through the lens of today’s environment with even more impact. White UU’s were not very aware of racism in the last decade. Yet, now white UU’s are working on understanding that racism is still here, deep in our society. Today, more white UU’s realize that they need to imagine a better world. We need to work hard to end racism. Our faith has taken up this work and called on UU’s to build a world without racism. So, what’s one of the ways our faith guides us into becoming a people of imagination? It says, “Imagine and work for a better world.” ]]> 2020-12-23 15:32:59 UTC https://padlet.com/dre32/Imagination/wish/1040034526 Meet Martin Luther King Jr. with Kid President dre32 https://padlet.com/dre32/Imagination/wish/1040037392 2020-12-23 15:34:57 UTC https://padlet.com/dre32/Imagination/wish/1040037392 The “Club from Nowhere” - Georgia Gilmore dre32 https://padlet.com/dre32/Imagination/wish/1040044956 Meet the Fearless Cook who Secretly Fed - and Funded- the Civil Rights Movement]]> 2020-12-23 15:39:47 UTC https://padlet.com/dre32/Imagination/wish/1040044956 dre32 https://padlet.com/dre32/Imagination/wish/1040053832 Our faith asks us to use our reason to question what is and imagine new ways to think about things.  It’s part of our fifth UU Source, “...heed the guidance of reason and the results of science…” Sometimes people think of science and imagination as opposites but every good scientist will tell you that you need both imagination and reason to understand the world and to invent new things. So what’s one of the ways our faith guides us into becoming a people of imagination? It tells us “Use imagination and reason as partners to think outside the box!”]]> 2020-12-23 15:45:53 UTC https://padlet.com/dre32/Imagination/wish/1040053832 Solve the Nine Dot Problem dre32 https://padlet.com/dre32/Imagination/wish/1040075356 Try the puzzle and ponder the following questions:
When was a time when you came up with a solution to a problem that wasn’t obvious?
Did you find it easy once you remembered to “think outside the box?”
]]> 2020-12-23 16:00:40 UTC https://padlet.com/dre32/Imagination/wish/1040075356 Roxaboxen dre32 https://padlet.com/dre32/Imagination/wish/1040078505 Reflect on how the children in the book used their imaginations to “think outside the box.” ]]> 2020-12-23 16:02:39 UTC https://padlet.com/dre32/Imagination/wish/1040078505 dre32 https://padlet.com/dre32/Imagination/wish/1040083010 Our faith talks a lot about using reason to analyze the world and using action to change the world.  But UU religious educators are reminding us that we also need to nurture our imaginations so we can dream up new worlds. Whether it is through stories like Lord of the Rings or classic fairy tales, there is something powerful about using our imagination to visit and create new places. It allows us to transcend our limits and indulge in an escape now and then. It also allows us to learn life lessons while in a pretend world. So what’s one of the ways our faith guides us into becoming a people of imagination? It tells us to “Use your imagination to visit and dream up other worlds!” ]]> 2020-12-23 16:05:26 UTC https://padlet.com/dre32/Imagination/wish/1040083010 Bring a World into Being... Together dre32 https://padlet.com/dre32/Imagination/wish/1040088217 Play the game in which you and your family collaborates on creating a world. Start a fantasy story, then each person takes a turn and continues the story that the first person started. ]]> 2020-12-23 16:09:02 UTC https://padlet.com/dre32/Imagination/wish/1040088217 Escape into a Beloved Fantasy dre32 https://padlet.com/dre32/Imagination/wish/1040092803 Go for a walk through some popular children’s fantasies and see the transition from real life to pretend. Ponder these questions:
What is your favorite story?
Each of these stories has a “just pretend” part. Which one would you like to visit?
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