I’m a Unitarian Universalist minister, Jew, and mindfulness practitioner serving in Lexington, KY. I live with my husband and our super spoiled Pitsky. I’m originally from Chicago and the descendent of Nordic immigrants. I play the violin, enjoy long-distance running, Cricket (the sport), baseball, science fiction, fantasy, and laughing at it all.
What?
This is a place for me to document the spiritual journey I’ve been on and will continue to be on, while reflecting on Unitarian Universalism, the role I embody as a minister, and the peculiarity of life.
Dao refers to, of course, the Dharma or Way of the Universe. To define it is to lose it, but we try nonetheless to get a glimpse of it. Human beings are fortunate to be attuned to the great mystery of life — whether we define it spiritually or philosophically.
Mitzvah is the Hebrew word for ‘commandment,’ ‘precept,’ or ‘a good deed done from religious duty.’ I like all three definitions. Like the Dao, you shouldn’t try to define Mitzvah with 100% precision. Outside of the 613 mitzvot of the Torah, there are precepts we live by every single day.
Dao Mitzvah is kind of a play on B’nei Mitzvah. For me, what is it to embody a multifaith life? If I try to define it too much, it’s lost. If I try to package it up and sell it, yep, not going to happen. For the countless people who do embody such identities, though, it’s a deep knowing and embodying that comes together seamlessly.
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