Author: Michael Tino

“Imagination is the first step. You only have responsibility for what you do or don’t do. Only by changing yourself and your viewpoints will anything change.” -Tia E., a CLF member incarcerated in Massachusetts

When has imagination helped you change your viewpoint?

Can you help sustain the CLF’s life-saving Worthy Now prison ministry We rely on thousands of generous donors to provide lifelines of love to almost 2,000 incarcerated Unitarian Universalists. Learn more and donate at http://clfuu.org/lovethatsaveslives.

“Certainty repels imagination
Lack of knowledge starves it
So…
Feed imagination with knowledge
Energize it with paradox.” -Timothy W., a CLF member incarcerated in New York

How do you feed your imagination?

Can you help sustain the CLF’s life-saving Worthy Now prison ministry We rely on thousands of generous donors to provide lifelines of love to almost 2,000 incarcerated Unitarian Universalists. Learn more and donate at http://clfuu.org/lovethatsaveslives.

“I use my imagination to escape prison. I think about what my life would be like if I was not in prison. When I’m in the hole or when I try to sleep at night, I cover my eyes, and imagine my books are in stores.” -Josh B, a CLF member incarcerated in Florida

How is your life different in your imagination?

Can you help sustain the CLF’s life-saving Worthy Now prison ministry We rely on thousands of generous donors to provide lifelines of love to almost 2,000 incarcerated Unitarian Universalists. Learn more and donate at http://clfuu.org/lovethatsaveslives.

“There is one word that is particularly vital to understanding people who are in some way different; one word that allows for the hospitality toward strangers to be real and authentic; one word for the work of being an ally to come alive. The word is imagination. Imagination is the critical piece of recognizing and honoring differences. There is no way to fully understand another person’s experiences…but there is hope through imagination. Imagination builds a bridge between what I know of my experiences and what you share with me of yours.” -Douglas Taylor

How have you used imagination to connect with someone different from you?

 

To 20th century theologian Henry Nelson Wieman, the ultimate power of humanity is our power to create. As humans, we use the power of creativity, including our powers of imagination, to create meaning by interacting with the world around us in new and different ways.

Engage in creative imagination today.