UUCSVLIFESPANFAITHDEVELOPMENT MARCH1,2020

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LFD NEWSLETTERMARCH - What does it mean to

be a people of WISDOM?

Whenthetopicofwisdomcomesup,sodotheusualimages.Wallsandwallsfilledwithdustyoldbooks.Elderswiththewisdomofmanyyearscarvedintothewrinklesontheirfaces.Diplomasframedandfillingone’sofficewall.EndlessleSersplacedinfrontandbehindyourname(Dr.,PhD.,LCSW,JD,Rev.,etc.)

Themessage:wisdomisaboutaccumulaXon.Ifyouwanttobewise,youneedtopileiton.Moreknowledge.Moreexperience.Morebookstoread.Moregurustofollow.Moredegreestoget.

ButthenwordslikethesesneakintotheconversaXon:

Knowledgeisaprocessofpilingupfacts;wisdomliesintheirsimplifica7on.-Mar7nH.FischerThereisnoneedto“acquire”theknowledgeofGod.ThereisonlythedroppingoftheillusionandforgeDulness.-OmidSafiBesidesthenobleartofgeIngthingsdone,thereisthenobleartofleavingthingsundone.Thewisdomoflifeconsistsintheelimina7onofnon-essen7als.-LinYutang

It’sareminderthatthemathofwisdomiso[entheoppositeofwhatwethink.It’smoreagameofsubtracXonthanaddiXon.O[en,accumulaXonofknowledgedoesn’tgetusclosertowisdom;it’sjustintheway.There’sasorXng,simplifyingandstrippingawaythatneedstooccur.It’saboutunknowingasmuchasknowing.

Justthinkabouthowdeeplywegettangledupinthoseculturalmessagesaboutmoneyandsuccess.Orthewaydegrees,IQstestsandSATnumbersgetmixedupwithstatusratherthanthepursuitoftruth.OrthewaypoliXcalparXes,religionsandevenscienceclaimtohavealltheanswers.MaybethisiswhytheSufipoetHafizwrote:

TheBelovedsome7meswantsTodousagreatfavor:HoldusupsidedownAndshakeallthenonsenseout.

Andwithallthenonsenseshakenoutandstrippedaway,maybewhatwenoXcemostisnotsomuchthepearlsofwisdomthemselves,butthesourcesofwisdomwe’veforgoSen.

Whenreasonandlogichogthespotlight,thewisdomofthebodyrarelyenterstheroom.Whenweek-longretreatswiththenewestgurudefinethepathtowisdom,westopaskingwhatourfailuresandmistakesaretryingtoteachus.When“experts”sitinthecenter,thewisdomofthoseonthemarginsislost.

Somanyuntappedsources.SomuchwisdomwaiXngtobeknown.

MakesonethinkthatmaybethewisestquesXonofallthismonthis:“WherehaveInotlookedbefore?” ~Rev.ScoSTayler

Adult RE

BuildingCivicDialogueMarch-Poverty

Be#erTogetherWorkshopsSunday,March1,12:30-2:30orMonday,March2,

6:00-8:00orThursday,March19,1:00-3:00

Bringyourexperiencefromtheworkshopsanddiscussatourmonthly….

Be#erTogetherCafé!Wednesday,March25,6:00-8:00

Forthecaféonly,weaskyoutobringasaladordessert.

SignUpisintheNarthex,however,youdonotneedtosignuptoaTend.ContactLisaRowformoreinforma7on.

CoryNess,DirectorofLifespanFaithDevelopmentat717-487-8036orcorythedre@gmail.com

Books on WISDOM

Mastermind:How to Think Like SherlockHolmesMariaKonnikova“BridgingampleanecdotesfromtheadventuresofConan Doyle’s beloved detecXve with psychologystudies both classic and cufng-edge, Konnikovabuilds a compelling case at the intersecXon ofscience and secular spiritualism, stressing thepower of rigorous observaXon alongside aBuddhist-like,Cageianemphasisonmindfulness.”-review

The Intelligence Trap: Why Smart People MakeDumbMistakesDavidRobson“Inthisprimeronhowtogrowwise,DavidRobsonprovidesanenlighteningarrayofanswerstothreequesXons: “Why do smart people act stupidly?What skills and disposiXons are theymissing thatcan explain these mistakes? And how can weculXvate those qualiXes to protect us from thoseerrors?””-review

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom,ScienMfic Knowledge and the Teachings of PlantsRobin Wall Kimmerer - Named a "Best EssayCollecXonoftheDecade"byLiteraryHub

30LessonsforLoving:AdvicefromtheWisestAmericansonLove,RelaMonships,andMarriageKarlPillemer“Drawing on interviewswith seven hundred long-married elders, 30 Lessons for Loving deliversXmeless wisdom from a wide range of voices oneverythingfromchoosing“theone”todealingwithin-laws,money,children,and,yes,sex.”

TuesdayswithMorrie:AnOldMan,aYoungMan,andLife'sGreatestLessonMitchAlbom

A Conversation with Japanese-American Voiceson immigration and cross-cultural relationships in America

with Rev. Dr. Julie Kain

UUCSV Adult Faith Development

A Building Civic Dialogue Series

Join Rev. Julie as she interviews Atsuko Asada, Taeko Floyd and

Carol Wimberly in the first of our series on Building Civic Dialogue.

When: March 8, 2020 at 12:30 p.m.Where: UUCSV Sanctuary

Come hear their family journeys to the U.S. and personal friendships that are

part of our national story post-WWII.

Sign up is at the LFD counter in the narthex.

MoviesonWisdom• TheBigLebowski-ThewisdomoftheDudeliveson!

• TheFarewell-NavigaXngbetweenthewisdomoftheEastandtheWestwhilefacingdeath…andlife,andlove.

• TheMustang-Onthewildnessofself-wisdom

• Moneyball-WhenconvenXonalwisdomisallwrong…

• CloudAtlas-“Theminuteyoustoptryingtofindwisdom,itwillfindyou.”