The Cracked Cup

Liz and Anne take a walk down the path of trying to explain Unitarian Universalism. This episode is not about definitions, history, or placing UU on a spectrum of right to left- it's about trying to put words to what drew each of them to the broader movement. As always, this episode of the cracked Cup is in part provided by the generosity of the Canadian Unitarian Council, but unlike previous episodes where this link would take you just to the CUC website- follow the link below to visit UU Expressions. This is the docuseries featuring Liz and Anne (among many others) as they all touch on how they practice UU in their own lives across the country. Find out more at https://the-cracked-cup.pinecast.co

This episode covers discussions on connecting with podcast listeners in real life, marriage advice, how Anne's grandma was a hustler, and the philosophical approaches to money that have influenced both their lives for the better, the worse, or the... magical? As always, follow this link to visit the UU Hysterical Society website, or follow this link to explore the Canadian Unitarian Council's website, without whose support this episode would not have been possible. Thanks for listening! Find out more at https://the-cracked-cup.pinecast.co

Episode Notes For more more Cracked Cup content, check out the UU Hysterical Society website! And for more information from our supporters, you can follow this link to learn about the Canadian Unitarian Council. Lastly, lots of the conversation in this episode revolved around Dr. Anthony Pinn, follow this link to his website for more information on him. Thanks for listening! Find out more at https://the-cracked-cup.pinecast.co

Episode Notes This episode features the silly geese as they discuss themes of living forever, suffering, body acceptance, choosing to lose weight (for a spectrum of personal reasons), and the revelations that come with that choice- as well as a heartfelt farewell to Anne's gallbladder. Check out the Mirth and Dignity website Here! Thank you to the Canadian Unitarian Council for their generous contribution to the podcast, without which the Cracked Cup would not be possible. Find out more at https://the-cracked-cup.pinecast.co

Episode Notes Join Liz and Anne for the February episode in which they discuss the amazingness that was the winter Eliot program, and the two both claim that Anne's son (and the podcast editor) agreed with them about everything. FROM THE EDITOR: I also tell my friends about calling Liz and my mum " a couple of silly geese in search of a pond" (in a professional capacity) Check out the Eliot Institute camps here: https://www.eliotinstitute.org/ And if you would like more Mirth and Dignity, check this out: https://www.uuhystericalsociety.com/ Find out more at https://the-cracked-cup.pinecast.co

Episode Notes Visit The Cracked Cup for more episodes, or the Mirth and Dignity Website (The UU Hysterical Society) for additional content! Find out more at https://the-cracked-cup.pinecast.co

Episode Notes Liz and Anne discuss how at different times in their lives they both happened to tour the country in "modified" vehicles. They share highlights from their trips, favourite destinations, as well as their plans to reunite at Eliot 2023 this December! Find out more at https://the-cracked-cup.pinecast.co

Episode Notes This episode was supported by a generous grant from Canadian Unitarians, through the Sharing Our Faith program, and by Mirth and Dignity's Saints.  You can learn more about becoming a Saint at https://www.uuhystericalsociety.com/shop/patron-saint Want to join Liz and Anne at Eliot camp over New Year's?  Learn more at bit.ly/wintereliot Want to get one of us to come speak at your congregation or community? Fill out our contact form here. Wanna learn more about the Hysterical Society? Our Facebook group is found here, and you can like Mirth and Dignity on Facebook, too. Join our mailing list, here. You're welcome to use our writing in whatever way is useful—ideally with attribution. Most helpful is giving people a link to our website and podcast. All our materials are under Truth Will Not Hold Still licensing, which we invented. It means that we know that language evolves over time, and you might need to change our words to suit your context—and you have our blessing to do so. Find out more at https://the-cracked-cup.pinecast.co

Episode Notes This episode was supported by our generous and amazing Patrons. You, too, can support our podcast and get access to bonus content and livestreams by becoming a Patron today, at [https://www.patreon.com/MirthandDignity]. Our Patreon Facebook group is found at https://www.facebook.com/groups/436213210824296. You don't have to prove you are a Patreon subscriber to join—I trust you. Wanna learn more about the Hysterical Society? Our Facebook group is found at www.facebook.com/groups/UUHystericalSocietyCoffeeHour and you can like Mirth and Dignity on Facebook, too. The UU Hysterical Society also has a website (and it's really great) which you can find at uuhystericalsociety.com. Reach podcast! You can look for it wherever you get your podcasts, or you can find more information on the home page of the UU Hysterical Society (uuhystericalsociety.com) beginning on May 4th! You're welcome to use our writing in whatever way is useful—ideally with attribution. Most helpful is giving people a link to our website and podcast. All our materials are under Truth Will Not Hold Still licensing, which we invented. It means that we know that language evolves over time, and you might need to change our words to suit your context—and you have our blessing to do so. Want to get one of us to come speak at your congregation or community? You can get in touch with us via the contact form on the UUHystericalSociety.com website. The cracked cup podcast was created and recorded by Liz James and Anne Barker, and edited and produced by Anwyn Diakuw, and our music is by Blue Dot Sessions.

Episode Notes In this Episode, Anne and Liz discuss fear, what you should or should not sell your soul for, and whether you should or should not switch podcast topics right before you record. Note: This episode contains conversations about anxiety, and also one about suicidal ideation. The suicide conversation has a content warning right before it, but the anxiety one is kinda dispersed throughout. This episode was supported by our generous and amazing Patrons. You, too, can support our podcast and get access to bonus content and livestreams by becoming a Patron today, at [https://www.patreon.com/MirthandDignity]. Our Patreon Facebook group is found at https://www.facebook.com/groups/436213210824296. You don't have to prove you are a Patreon subscriber to join—I trust you. Wanna learn more about the Hysterical Society? Our Facebook group is found at www.facebook.com/groups/UUHystericalSocietyCoffeeHour and you can like Mirth and Dignity on Facebook, too. The UU Hysterical Society also has a website (and it's really great) which you can find at uuhystericalsociety.com. Sanctuary Boston Service!  The Facebook event is here: https://www.facebook.com/events/334790772081648, or you could just go to the zoom link http://zoom.us/j/315418641 at 4:30 CST on May 4th. Reach podcast!  You can look for it wherever you get your podcasts, or you can find more information on the home page of the UU Hysterical Society (uuhystericalsociety.com) beginning on May 4th! You're welcome to use our writing in whatever way is useful—ideally with attribution. Most helpful is giving people a link to our website and podcast. All our materials are under Truth Will Not Hold Still licensing, which we invented. It means that we know that language evolves over time, and you might need to change our words to suit your context—and you have our blessing to do so. Want to get one of us to come speak at your congregation or community? You can get in touch with us via the contact form on the UUHystericalSociety.com website. The cracked cup podcast was created and recorded by Liz James and Anne Barker, and edited and produced by Anwyn Diakuw, and our music is by Blue Dot Sessions.

Episode Notes This episode was supported by our generous and amazing Patrons. You, too, can support our podcast and get access to bonus content and livestreams by becoming a Patron today, at [https://www.patreon.com/MirthandDignity]. Our Patreon Facebook group is found at https://www.facebook.com/groups/436213210824296. You don't have to prove you are a Patreon subscriber to join—I trust you. Wanna learn more about the Hysterical Society? Our Facebook group is found at www.facebook.com/groups/UUHystericalSocietyCoffeeHour and you can like Mirth and Dignity on Facebook, too. The UU Hysterical Society also has a website (and it's really great) which you can find at uuhystericalsociety.com. Sanctuary Boston Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/TheSanctuaryBoston Sanctuary Boston normal internet page:  http://thesanctuaryboston.org You're welcome to use our writing in whatever way is useful—ideally with attribution. Most helpful is giving people a link to our website and podcast. All our materials are under Truth Will Not Hold Still licensing, which we invented. It means that we know that language evolves over time, and you might need to change our words to suit your context—and you have our blessing to do so. Want to get one of us to come speak at your congregation or community? You can get in touch with us via the contact form on the UUHystericalSociety.com website. The cracked cup podcast was created and recorded by Liz James and Anne Barker, and edited and produced by Anwyn Diakuw, and our music is by Blue Dot Sessions.

Episode Notes This episode was supported by our generous and amazing Patrons. You, too, can support our podcast and get access to bonus content and livestreams by becoming a Patron today, at [https://www.patreon.com/MirthandDignity]. Our Patreon Facebook group is found at https://www.facebook.com/groups/436213210824296. You don't have to prove you are a Patreon subscriber to join—I trust you. Wanna learn more about the Hysterical Society? Our Facebook group is found at www.facebook.com/groups/UUHystericalSocietyCoffeeHour and you can like Mirth and Dignity on Facebook, too. The UU Hysterical Society also has a website (and it's really great) which you can find at uuhystericalsociety.com. This week we are doing a fundraiser to support the amazing UUHS mods. They work incredibly hard and deserve to be paid for their labour (we do pay them… but not as much as we'd like, and they deserve to keep being paid). If you're interested in contributing, follow this link uuhystericalsociety.com/mods. If you'd like to learn more, head over to the Facebook group. You're welcome to use our writing in whatever way is useful—ideally with attribution. Most helpful is giving people a link to our website and podcast. All our materials are under Truth Will Not Hold Still licensing, which we invented. It means that we know that language evolves over time, and you might need to change our words to suit your context—and you have our blessing to do so. Want to get one of us to come speak at your congregation or community? You can get in touch with us via the contact form on the UUHystericalSociety.com website. The cracked cup podcast was created and recorded by Liz James and Anne Barker, and edited and produced by Anwyn Diakuw, and our music is by Blue Dot Sessions.

Episode Notes THIS IS A DIFFERENT ONE! Less funny, and less UU… Liz has strongarmed Anne into talking about food addiction, sugar, Bright Line Eating, and how she lost a hundred pounds. Listener discretion is advised. This episode was supported by our generous and amazing Patrons. You, too, can support our podcast and get access to bonus content and livestreams by becoming a Patron today, at [https://www.patreon.com/MirthandDignity]. Our Patreon Facebook group is found at https://www.facebook.com/groups/436213210824296. You don't have to prove you are a Patreon subscriber to join—I trust you. Wanna learn more about the Hysterical Society? Our Facebook group is found at www.facebook.com/groups/UUHystericalSocietyCoffeeHour and you can like Mirth and Dignity on Facebook, too. The UU Hysterical Society also has a website (and it's really great) which you can find at uuhystericalsociety.com. You're welcome to use our writing in whatever way is useful—ideally with attribution. Most helpful is giving people a link to our website and podcast. All our materials are under Truth Will Not Hold Still licensing, which we invented. It means that we know that language evolves over time, and you might need to change our words to suit your context—and you have our blessing to do so. Want to get one of us to come speak at your congregation or community? You can get in touch with us via the contact form on the UUHystericalSociety.com website. The cracked cup podcast was created and recorded by Liz James and Anne Barker, and edited and produced by Anwyn Diakuw, and our music is by Blue Dot Sessions.

Episode Notes This episode was supported by our generous and amazing Patrons. You, too, can support our podcast and get access to bonus content and livestreams by becoming a Patron today, at [https://www.patreon.com/MirthandDignity]. Our Patreon Facebook group is found at https://www.facebook.com/groups/436213210824296. You don't have to prove you are a Patreon subscriber to join—I trust you. Wanna learn more about the Hysterical Society? Our Facebook group is found at www.facebook.com/groups/UUHystericalSocietyCoffeeHour and you can like Mirth and Dignity on Facebook, too. The UU Hysterical Society also has a website (and it's really great) which you can find at uuhystericalsociety.com. You're welcome to use our writing in whatever way is useful—ideally with attribution. Most helpful is giving people a link to our website and podcast. All our materials are under Truth Will Not Hold Still licensing, which we invented. It means that we know that language evolves over time, and you might need to change our words to suit your context—and you have our blessing to do so. Want to get one of us to come speak at your congregation or community? You can get in touch with us via the contact form on the UUHystericalSociety.com website. The cracked cup podcast was created and recorded by Liz James and Anne Barker, and edited by Liz James. The cracked cup is produced by Anwyn Diakuw, and our music is by Blue Dot Sessions.

Episode Notes Links: The store (all proceeds to FCI): UUHystericalSociety.com/shop Donation (American tax receipt): https://www.flaminginternational.org/donate-in-us Donation (Canadian tax receipt): https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/44585 #thenotachurchwehelpedbuild Westwood's solstice service: https://www.westwoodunitarian.ca/event/winter-solstice-celebration/ The Patreon: patreon.com/mirthanddignity Not failing to Christmas properly video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAw-4xBMX-4 This episode was supported by our generous and amazing Patrons. You, too, can support our podcast and get access to bonus content and livestreams by becoming a Patron today, at [https://www.patreon.com/MirthandDignity]. Our Patreon Facebook group is found at https://www.facebook.com/groups/436213210824296. You don't have to prove you are a Patreon subscriber to join—I trust you. Wanna learn more about the Hysterical Society? Our Facebook group is found at www.facebook.com/groups/UUHystericalSocietyCoffeeHour and you can like Mirth and Dignity on Facebook, too. The UU Hysterical Society also has a website (and it's really great) which you can find at uuhystericalsociety.com. You're welcome to use our writing in whatever way is useful—ideally with attribution. Most helpful is giving people a link to our website and podcast. All our materials are under Truth Will Not Hold Still licensing, which we invented. It means that we know that language evolves over time, and you might need to change our words to suit your context—and you have our blessing to do so. Want to get one of us to come speak at your congregation or community? You can get in touch with us via the contact form on the UUHystericalSociety.com website. The cracked cup podcast was created and recorded by Liz James and Anne Barker, and edited primarily by Liz James. The cracked cup is produced by Anwyn Diakuw, and our music is by Blue Dot Sessions.

Episode Notes > Our next worship service is on November 24th, at 5:30 PT, 6:30 MT, 7:30 CT, and 8:30 ET. Although I suggest you come five minutes early because  there is a funny slide show that runs before the service.  > The zoom link is https://uuma.zoom.us/j/94012786181 > As always:  Note that our worship services do not demand any particular believe in anything.  Even among we planners, one of us is an atheist and one of us is an agnostic, and one is a theist—and we keep forgetting which is which. > More information is at UUHystericalSociety.com! > > This episode was supported by our generous and amazing Patrons. You, too, can support our podcast and get access to bonus content and livestreams by becoming a Patron today, at [https://www.patreon.com/MirthandDignity]. > > Our Patreon Facebook group is found at https://www.facebook.com/groups/436213210824296.  You don't have to prove you are a Patreon subscriber to join—I trust you. > > Wanna learn more about the Hysterical Society? Our Facebook group is found at www.facebook.com/groups/UUHystericalSocietyCoffeeHour and you can like Mirth and Dignity on Facebook, too. The UU Hysterical Society also has a website (and it's really great) which you can find at uuhystericalsociety.com. > > You're welcome to use our writing in whatever way is useful—ideally with attribution. Most helpful is giving people a link to our website and podcast. All our materials are under Truth Will Not Hold Still licensing, which we invented. It means that we know that language evolves over time, and you might need to change our words to suit your context—and you have our blessing to do so. > > Want to get one of us to come speak at your congregation or community? You can get in touch with us via the contact form on the UUHystericalSociety.com website. > > The cracked cup podcast was created and recorded by Liz James and Anne Barker, and edited primarily by Liz James although Anne did help with the edit this month but it was for her own purposes and not what I would characterize as “help” exactly.  The cracked cup is produced by Anwyn Diakuw, and our music is by Blue Dot Sessions.

Episode Notes Lynn Ungar's amazing poem and many other amazing poems can be found at lynnungar.com! Our next worship service is on October 27th, at 5:30 PT, 6:30 MT, 7:30 CT, and 8:30 ET. Although I suggest you come five minutes early because there is a funny slide show that runs before the service. The zoom link is https://uuma.zoom.us/j/94012786181, and the Facebook event is at https://fb.me/e/23Nt4qfCI As always: Note that our worship services do not demand any particular believe in anything. Even among we planners, one of us is an atheist and one of us is an agnostic, and one is a theist—and we keep forgetting which is which. More information is at UUHystericalSociety.com! The Other general worship resources we mentioned are found at: https://www.uuhystericalsociety.com/wanna-laugh-on-sundays THE SERMON AND SONG FROM THIS EPISODE ARE GOING TO BE UP ON THAT PAGE, BUT MAYBE NOT UNTIL THE END OF THE WEEK BUT THEY'RE COMING! This episode was supported by our generous and amazing Patrons. You, too, can support our podcast and get access to bonus content and livestreams by becoming a Patron today, at [https://www.patreon.com/MirthandDignity]. Our Patreon Facebook group is found at https://www.facebook.com/groups/436213210824296. You don't have to prove you are a Patreon subscriber to join—I trust you. Wanna learn more about the Hysterical Society? Our Facebook group is found at www.facebook.com/groups/UUHystericalSocietyCoffeeHour and you can like Mirth and Dignity on Facebook, too. The UU Hysterical Society also has a website (and it's really great) which you can find at uuhystericalsociety.com. You're welcome to use our writing in whatever way is useful—ideally with attribution. Most helpful is giving people a link to our website and podcast. All our materials are under Truth Will Not Hold Still licensing, which we invented. It means that we know that language evolves over time, and you might need to change our words to suit your context—and you have our blessing to do so. Want to get one of us to come speak at your congregation or community? You can get in touch with us via the contact form on the UUHystericalSociety.com website.

Episode Notes The worship service is on September 22nd, at 5:30 PT, 6:30 MT, 7:30 CT, and 8:30 ET. Bring some water, for a water blessing! The zoom link is https://uuma.zoom.us/j/94012786181 and the Facebook event is at https://fb.me/e/2s7Dpgx32 More information is at UUHystericalSociety.com! Our Patreon is found at www.patreon.com/mirthanddignity, and our Patreon Facebook group is found at https://www.facebook.com/groups/436213210824296 And information about serving with spirit is found at: https://cuc.ca/events/serving-with-spirit-leadership/1633174200/1633203000/ The Other worship resources we mentioned are found at: https://www.uuhystericalsociety.com/wanna-laugh-on-sundays This episode was supported by the UU Funding Program (https://www.uufunding.org) and by our generous and amazing Patrons. You, too, can support our podcast and get access to bonus content and livestreams by becoming a Patron today, at [https://www.patreon.com/MirthandDignity]. Wanna learn more about the Hysterical Society? Our Facebook group is found at www.facebook.com/groups/UUHystericalSocietyCoffeeHour and you can like Mirth and Dignity on Facebook, too. The UU Hysterical Society also has a website (and it's really great) which you can find at uuhystericalsociety.com. You're welcome to use our writing in whatever way is useful—ideally with attribution. Most helpful is giving people a link to our website and podcast. All our materials are under Truth Will Not Hold Still licensing, which we invented. It means that we know that language evolves over time, and you might need to change our words to suit your context—and you have our blessing to do so. Want to get one of us to come speak at your congregation or community? Fill out our contact form on Liz's website. If you want to get in touch with Liz, please use this form on the UUHS website.

The Other worship resources we mentioned are found at: https://www.uuhystericalsociety.com/wanna-laugh-on-sundays This episode was supported by the UU Funding Program (https://www.uufunding.org) and by our generous and amazing Patrons. You, too, can support our podcast and get access to bonus content and livestreams by becoming a Patron today, at [https://www.patreon.com/MirthandDignity]. Wanna learn more about the Hysterical Society? Our Facebook group is found at www.facebook.com/groups/UUHystericalSocietyCoffeeHour and you can like Mirth and Dignity on Facebook, too. The UU Hysterical Society also has a website (and it's really great) which you can find at uuhystericalsociety.com. You're welcome to use our writing in whatever way is useful—ideally with attribution. Most helpful is giving people a link to our website and podcast. All our materials are under Truth Will Not Hold Still licensing, which we invented. It means that we know that language evolves over time, and you might need to change our words to suit your context—and you have our blessing to do so. Want to get one of us to come speak at your congregation or community? Fill out our contact form on Liz's website. If you want to get in touch with Liz, please use this form on the UUHS website. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes The Other worship resources we mentioned are found at: https://www.uuhystericalsociety.com/wanna-laugh-on-sundays This episode was supported by the UU Funding Program (https://www.uufunding.org) and by our generous and amazing Patrons. You, too, can support our podcast and get access to bonus content and livestreams by becoming a Patron today, at [https://www.patreon.com/MirthandDignity]. Wanna learn more about the Hysterical Society? Our Facebook group is found at www.facebook.com/groups/UUHystericalSocietyCoffeeHour and you can like Mirth and Dignity on Facebook, too. The UU Hysterical Society also has a website (and it's really great) which you can find at uuhystericalsociety.com. You're welcome to use our writing in whatever way is useful—ideally with attribution. Most helpful is giving people a link to our website and podcast. All our materials are under Truth Will Not Hold Still licensing, which we invented. It means that we know that language evolves over time, and you might need to change our words to suit your context—and you have our blessing to do so. Want to get one of us to come speak at your congregation or community? Fill out our contact form on Liz's website.

Episode Notes The "When Language Blooms" video is found at: https://youtu.be/vYWxKcexcMA The Other worship resources we mentioned are found at: https://www.uuhystericalsociety.com/wanna-laugh-on-sundays This episode was supported by the UU Funding Program (https://www.uufunding.org) and by our generous and amazing Patrons. You, too, can support our podcast and get access to bonus content and livestreams by becoming a Patron today, at [https://www.patreon.com/MirthandDignity]. Wanna learn more about the Hysterical Society? Our Facebook group is found at www.facebook.com/groups/UUHystericalSocietyCoffeeHour and you can like Mirth and Dignity on Facebook, too. The UU Hysterical Society also has a website (and it's really great) which you can find at uuhystericalsociety.com. You're welcome to use our writing in whatever way is useful—ideally with attribution. Most helpful is giving people a link to our website and podcast. All our materials are under Truth Will Not Hold Still licensing, which we invented. It means that we know that language evolves over time, and you might need to change our words to suit your context—and you have our blessing to do so. Want to get one of us to come speak at your congregation or community? Fill out our contact form on Liz's website LizJamesWrites.com. Anne is at AnneBarker.ca. The Cracked Cup Podcast is recorded by Liz James and Anne Barker, and this episode was produced by Anwyn Diakuw. The music is by Blue Dot Sessions, licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0).re

Episode Notes The video for the service is found at: https://www.facebook.com/victoriaunitarian/posts/4257474644291688 Aaaand this is the twirly dress and accompanying rant: https://www.facebook.com/liz.james.50767/posts/10157706048891916 And this is the funny video Liz did with Anthony about when live church returns: https://www.facebook.com/uuhystericalsociety/posts/719349338741073 This episode was supported by the UU Funding Program and by our generous and amazing Patrons. You, too, can support our podcast and get access to bonus content and livestreams by becoming a Patron today, at https://www.patreon.com/MirthandDignity Wanna learn more about the Hysterical Society? Our Facebook group is found at www.facebook.com/groups/UUHystericalSocietyCoffeeHour and you can like Mirth and Dignity on Facebook, too. The UU Hysterical Society also has a website (and it's really great) which you can find at uuhystericalsociety.com, and that's where you can sign up for our mailing list. You're welcome to use our writing in whatever way is useful—ideally with attribution. Most helpful is giving people a link to our website and podcast. All our materials are under Truth Will Not Hold Still licensing, which we invented. It means that we know that language evolves over time, and you might need to change our words to suit your context—and you have our blessing to do so. Want to get one of us to come speak at your congregation or community? Fill out our contact form on Liz's website LizJamesWrites.com. Anne is at AnneBarker.ca. The Cracked Cup Podcast is recorded by Liz James and Anne Barker, and this episode was produced by Adrian Muhajarine. The music is by Blue Dot Sessions, licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0).re

Episode Notes ON MAY 2ND ANNE AND I ARE PREACHING TOGETHER ON THE TOPIC OF HYSTERICAL WOMEN. I am so excited. Unfortunately, due to online security measures I can't send you the link, but you can go here and email them and they'll send it to you... https://victoriaunitarian.ca/zoom-worship-service. This episode was supported by the UU Funding Program and by our generous and amazing Patrons. You, too, can support our podcast and get access to bonus content and livestreams by becoming a Patron today, at https://www.patreon.com/MirthandDignity Wanna learn more about the Hysterical Society? Our Facebook group is found at www.facebook.com/groups/UUHystericalSocietyCoffeeHour and you can like Mirth and Dignity on Facebook, too. The UU Hysterical Society also has a website (and it's really great) which you can find at uuhystericalsociety.com, and that's where you can sign up for our mailing list. You're welcome to use our writing in whatever way is useful—ideally with attribution. Most helpful is giving people a link to our website and podcast. All our materials are under Truth Will Not Hold Still licensing, which we invented. It means that we know that language evolves over time, and you might need to change our words to suit your context—and you have our blessing to do so. Want to get one of us to come speak at your congregation or community? Fill out our contact form on Liz's website LizJamesWrites.com. Anne is at AnneBarker.ca. The Cracked Cup Podcast is recorded by Liz James and Anne Barker, and this episode was produced by Adrian Muhajarine. The music is by Blue Dot Sessions, licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0).re

Episode Notes Next service! March 21st, I will be filling in for Anne at the fabulous Westwood congregation, and guest are more than welcome! At 10:30 mountain time (or a couple mins before) click the link to join us... https://zoom.us/j/99545384626 Also, there is a very cool video planned to go live in celebration of pi day! Ideally, watch for it in the Facebook group, because the cool part will be the comments section... But you will also be able to find it on our Youtube, which is here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8YzczmtpGQmwawqF6swF9Q This episode was supported by the UU Funding Program and by our generous and amazing Patrons. You, too, can support our podcast and get access to bonus content and livestreams by becoming a Patron today, at https://www.patreon.com/MirthandDignity Wanna learn more about the Hysterical Society? Our Facebook group is found at www.facebook.com/groups/UUHystericalSocietyCoffeeHour and you can like Mirth and Dignity on Facebook, too. The UU Hysterical Society also has a website (and it's really great) which you can find at uuhystericalsociety.com, and that's where you can sign up for our mailing list. You're welcome to use our writing in whatever way is useful—ideally with attribution. Most helpful is giving people a link to our website and podcast. All our materials are under Truth Will Not Hold Still licensing, which we invented. It means that we know that language evolves over time, and you might need to change our words to suit your context—and you have our blessing to do so. Want to get one of us to come speak at your congregation or community? Fill out our contact form on Liz's website LizJamesWrites.com. Anne is at AnneBarker.ca. The Cracked Cup Podcast is recorded by Liz James and Anne Barker, and this episode was produced by Adrian Muhajarine. The music is by Blue Dot Sessions, licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0).re Find out more at https://the-cracked-cup.pinecast.co

Episode Notes This month, Anne and Liz talk about "When we are tired in the fire, we sing", and Anne tries valiantly to get Liz to stick to the planned topics. https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org Canada Suicide Prevention Service Hours: 24/7/365. Languages: English, French Learn more 833-456-4566 SMS: Text START to 741741 The firemen got paid! It was an old news story! Good triumphs in the world! Research skills, however... Our website is crackedcuppodcast.com, and our Patreon is https://www.patreon.com/MirthandDignity and I will come back tomorrow or the next day to put the speaking engagement stuff in the show notes because I realized after I said all that in the audio that I am not so sure it is a public conference... And also I have to get to the store before it closes. Poem is at website... lizjameswrites.com Find out more at https://the-cracked-cup.pinecast.co

Episode Notes Next service! January 31st, at 9 am CST, at Neighbourhood congregation--the zoom link is: http://tinyurl.com/nuucservice, and the Facebook event is at https://www.facebook.com/events/201447194946956. I lied about having a zoom link for the January 10th service, but if you send me a message via feedback form (it goes to my email) at the Hysterical Society website (listed below) I will send you the link when I get it. Anne's services! You can always go to Westwoodunitarian.ca to learn about all the great Anne things. Also, yearcompass.com is that website she mentioned. This episode was supported by the UU Funding Program and by our generous and amazing Patreons. You, too, can support our podcast and get access to bonus content and livestreams by becoming a Patron today, at https://www.patreon.com/MirthandDignity Wanna learn more about the Hysterical Society? Our Facebook group is found at www.facebook.com/groups/UUHystericalSocietyCoffeeHour and you can like Mirth and Dignity on Facebook, too. The UU Hysterical Society also has a website (and it's really great) which you can find at uuhystericalsociety.com, and that's where you can sign up for our mailing list. You're welcome to use our writing in whatever way is useful—ideally with attribution. Most helpful is giving people a link to our website and podcast. All our materials are under Truth Will Not Hold Still licensing, which we invented. It means that we know that language evolves over time, and you might need to change our words to suit your context—and you have our blessing to do so. Want to get one of us to come speak at your congregation or community? Fill out our contact form on Liz's website LizJamesWrites.com. Anne is at AnneBarker.ca. The Cracked Cup Podcast is recorded by Liz James and Anne Barker, and this episode was produced by Adrian Muhajarine. The music is by Blue Dot Sessions, licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0). Find out more at https://the-cracked-cup.pinecast.co

Episode Notes Worship services! At 12 noon CST on Sunday Dec 6th, click here to join Liz and Capital Unitarian Universalist Congregation on zoom for our service: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89505600609?pwd=dHExMXZSc2lUMzZJT0YxdlR3cWNOdz09. Also, join Anne (and a little bit of Liz) and Westwood Unitarian Congregation for their services: Blue Christmas: 10:30am MT Dec 13/20    https://zoom.us/j/99545384626 Winter Solstice: 7pm MT Dec 21/20    https://zoom.us/j/97416291013#success Find more holiday events in the Westwood Calendar:  WestwoodUnitarian.ca You can learn about Suzanne not stealing drugs here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/43330241 Ilara's incredible YouTube video created out of the No-God blessing is found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FddKTbpA9l0&t=5s That great video I recommended that we will probably discuss in January is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rE3j_RHkqJc&t=50s This episode was supported by the UU Funding Program and by our generous and amazing Patreons. You, too, can support our podcast and get access to bonus content and livestreams by becoming a Patron today, at https://www.patreon.com/MirthandDignity Wanna learn more about the Hysterical Society? Our Facebook group is found at www.facebook.com/groups/UUHystericalSocietyCoffeeHour and you can like Mirth and Dignity on Facebook, too. The UU Hysterical Society also has a website (and it's really great) which you can find at uuhystericalsociety.com, and that's where you can sign up for our mailing list. You're welcome to use our writing in whatever way is useful—ideally with attribution. Most helpful is giving people a link to our website and podcast. All our materials are under Truth Will Not Hold Still licensing, which we invented. It means that we know that language evolves over time, and you might need to change our words to suit your context—and you have our blessing to do so. Want to get one of us to come speak at your congregation or community? Fill out our contact form on Liz's website LizJamesWrites.com. Anne is at AnneBarker.ca. The Cracked Cup Podcast is recorded by Liz James and Anne Barker, and this episode was produced by Adrian Muhajarine. The music is by Blue Dot Sessions, licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0). Find out more at https://the-cracked-cup.pinecast.co

Episode Notes A special bonus episode, in support of the Flaming Chalice International fundraiser! In which Liz and Anne discuss strippers for a suprisingly long time, we hear about an amazing project, and Liz tells the turkey story. To support the fundraiser and get the amazing downloadables, go to UUHystericalSociety.com. While you are there, do some holiday shopping… All of our holiday profits are going to the refugee project as well! Want to attend the special service, and hear more about Fulgence's story and also about the Lion Incident? Join us on Zoom on November 22nd, at 12:00 CST, at https://zoom.us/j/94558326521.  Or on November 29th, at 9:30 CST, at https://zoom.us/j/93632314034. Our December 6th service is at 12 pm CST, at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89505600609?pwd=dHExMXZSc2lUMzZJT0YxdlR3cWNOdz09, and the Facebook event for that is at https://www.facebook.com/events/437013841020449 Want to support us and get access to great bonus content, including the stickers we talk about in the podcast? Find us on Patreon, at Patreon.com/MirthandDignity. Also, you can find our website at crackedcuppodcast.com. Wanna learn more about the Hysterical Society? Our Facebook group is found at www.facebook.com/groups/UUHystericalSocietyCoffeeHour and you can like Mirth and Dignity on Facebook, too. I also strongly recommend our mailing list (average one email per month), which you can also sign up for at our website, uuhystericalsociety.com. You're welcome to use our writing in whatever way is useful—ideally with attribution. Most helpful is giving people a link to our website and podcast. All our materials are under Truth Will Not Hold Still licensing, which we invented. It means that we know that language evolves over time, and you might need to change our words to suit your context—and you have our blessing to do so. Want to get one of us to come speak at your congregation or community? Fill out our contact form on Liz's website LizJamesWrites.com. Anne is at AnneBarker.ca. The Cracked Cup Podcast is recorded by Liz James and Anne Barker, and this episode was produced by Adrian Muhajarine. The music is by Blue Dot Sessions, licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0). Find out more at https://the-cracked-cup.pinecast.co

In which... Liz complains about how Anne introduces her, Anne tells the story she's never told in public before, and we do a blessing for no-God. Want to support us and get access to great bonus content, including the stickers we talk about in the podcast? Find us on Patreon, at Patreon.com/MirthandDignity. Want to attend the Nov 8th worship service? Join us at UU Stockton, at 10:30 a.m. CST on November 8th, 2020, at https://zoom.us/j/91825219060?pwd=UktOdXdzQkMyRmdTZG5iUUxHSGFDQT09 (We also have services coming up the last two Sundays in November, but details are pending). You can find our website at crackedcuppodcast.com--and we don't have the link for the zoom worship service on Nov 8th yet, but when we do, that's where we'll put it! Wanna learn more about the Hysterical Society? Our Facebook group is found at www.facebook.com/groups/UUHystericalSocietyCoffeeHour and you can like Mirth and Dignity on Facebook, too. The UU Hysterical Society also has a website (and it's really great) which you can find at uuhystericalsociety.com, and that's where you can sign up for our mailing list. Want a copy of the blessing and just the blessing, for your own worshippey purposes? That's posted on the Patreon (but you don't have to be a Patron to see it or anything). A YouTube video of the blessing is on it's way! You're welcome to use our writing in whatever way is useful—ideally with attribution. Most helpful is giving people a link to our website and podcast. All our materials are under Truth Will Not Hold Still licensing, which we invented. It means that we know that language evolves over time, and you might need to change our words to suit your context—and you have our blessing to do so. Want to get one of us to come speak at your congregation or community? Fill out our contact form on Liz's website LizJamesWrites.com. Anne is at AnneBarker.ca. The Cracked Cup Podcast is recorded by Liz James and Anne Barker, and this episode was produced by Adrian Muhajarine. The music is by Blue Dot Sessions, licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0). Find out more at https://the-cracked-cup.pinecast.co

In which Anne and Liz interrupt each other, talk about coping with the pandemic, and get dive bombed by the cat. You can find our website at crackedcuppodcast.com and all the links in this episode at crackedcuppodcast.com/episodes/episode-one-dont-drink-the-coffee Information for the service on Sunday, October 4th (2020) is at westwoodunitarian.ca. Want to support us and get access to great bonus content, including the stickers we talk about in the podcast? Find us on Patreon at patreon.com/MirthandDignity. Wanna learn more about the Hysterical Society? Check out our Facebook group at facebook.com/groups/UUHystericalSocietyCoffeeHour, and you can like Mirth and Dignity on Facebook, too. The UU Hysterical Society also has a website (and it's really great) at uuhystericalsociety.com Oh, and Lynn Ungar, who I mention as the reason we allow dogs in our religion? She writes the best poetry. Check it out at lynnunger.com. Liz's website is lizjameswrites.com, and Anne's website is annebarker.ca. That great episode of the Anthropocene Reviewed that I mention (they're all great) is found here: www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/anthropocene-reviewed/episodes/anthropocene-reviewed-auld-lang-syne. Want a copy of the blessing and just the blessing, for your own worshippey purposes? That's posted on the Patreon (but you don't have to be a Patron to see it or anything). You're welcome to use our writing in whatever way is useful—ideally with attribution. Most helpful is giving people a link to our website and podcast. All our materials are under Truth Will Not Hold Still licensing, which we invented. It means that we know that language evolves over time, and you might need to change our words to suit your context—and you have our blessing to do so. Want to get one of us to come speak at your congregation or community? Fill out our contact form at www.crackedcuppodcast.com/contact The Cracked Cup Podcast is recorded by Liz James and Anne Barker, and this episode was produced by Paul Gitlitz (don't blame him for the funny sound… Liz's mic was backwards and there's only so much you can do about that), and Adrian Muhajarine did the technical wizardry. Our theme music is “Summer's Coming” by Dexter Britain.