Writing Group ~ Cottage

Event Details

This event is running from 8 May 2024 until 14 June 2028. It is next occurring on August 12, 2026 5:00 pm

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Live Oak’s Writing Group of Goleta meets in the Cottage, where the members take turns providing a prompt. We enjoy a period of free-writing in response to a prompt and then sharing with the group. Such reflection, writing, and sharing deepens community in a supportive environment. An offshoot of the 2024 Sermon-Writing Class with Jonathan Young and Anne Bach, our monthly sessions fall on the second Wednesday of the month. To learn more about opportunities for community connections, click HERE.

Below are some sample prompts tied to Unitarian Universalism: 
  • “All theology is autobiography:” Write a brief narrative about a specific moment, book, or person that drastically shifted your personal belief system. [1]
  • Your Spiritual Map: Draw or write out a map of your spiritual journey, including the high peaks, low valleys, and deserts. Focus on one specific “desert” period and how you navigated through it. [1, 2]
  • The Cathedral of the World: UU theology often views world religions and philosophies as stained-glass windows letting in different lights. Describe your own personal “stained-glass window”—which traditions or philosophies color your worldview? [1]
  • The Interdependent Web: Write about an ordinary, everyday object (like a cup of coffee, a worn jacket, or a tree). Trace its origins backward to tell the story of how everything in the universe is connected to it. [1, 2, 3]
  • Radical Hospitality: Tell a story (fictional or true) about a time you felt completely welcomed by a stranger or a group, even though you felt you didn’t belong. [1, 2]
  • Transforming Grace: Write about a time a mistake or a painful ending accidentally led to a beautiful beginning in your life. [1, 2]