March 18, 2026

“Instructions for living a life:
Pay attention. 
Be astonished. 
Tell about it. “
~Mary Oliver

Friends,

As you may have noticed, our theme for March is attention. (If you haven’t noticed, well, it’s never too late to pay attention!) I’m feeling a bit scattered this week, so I will invite you to consider a couple of prompts that are on my desktop courtesy of this month’s Soul Matters subscription packet. I’ll be thinking about these questions over the next few days as well, and I’d love to hear where they lead you.

-It is said we become what we give our attention to. What are 2-3 things that you pay attention to that capture 2-3 things you treasure about yourself? 

-As you’ve aged, what new things have grabbed your attention in a way they haven’t before? How are you a different kind of person because of this?

Perhaps you will discover something astonishing about yourself. (I assure you: you are astonishing!) 

Yours in attention and astonishment,

Rev. Denise
RevDenise@gnuuc.org