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Wednesday, February 3, 2021
Stories about UU mystic, Harry Hollywood - Don't do stupid shit but if you do learn from your mistakes.
Wednesday, January 27, 2021
Stories about UU mystic, Harry Hollywood, Mindfulness instead of mindlessness
Monday, January 25, 2021
Stories about UU mystic, Harry Hollywood - What’s of real importance to you?
Saturday, January 2, 2021
Stories about UU mystic, Harry Hollywood, The differentiated world.
The UU mystic Harry Hollywood was at the UU book discussion group meeting where the group was discussing Jenny Offill’s recent novel, Weather, which got many rave reviews. About forty five minutes into the meeting one the members turned to Harry and said, “Harry, what did you think about the book.”
Harry smiled and said, “Let me read you my favorite part;
“I finally tried a meditation class. My knee was hurting so I sat on a chair. The mostly enlightened woman was there on a cushion. I’d wondered what happened to her. At the end, she asked Margot a question or what she seemed to think was a question. ‘I’ve been fortunate enough to spend a great deal of time in the melted ego world. But I find I have trouble coming back to the differentiated world, the one you were just talking about where you have to wash the dishes and take out the garbage.’
She was very pregnant, six months maybe. Oh. don’t worry, I thought, the differentiated world is coming for your ass.”
Harry started guffawing so strongly he could hardly catch his breath. A few of the other group members, looking scared, started politely laughing too.
“Ain't’ that the bomb,” said Harry? “It seems the differentiated world is always coming after our ass.”
Thursday, December 31, 2020
Stories about UU mystic, Harry Hollywood, Wearing a mask in 2020
Monday, December 28, 2020
Stories about UU mystic Harry Hollywood - Forgiveness
Friday, December 25, 2020
Stories about UU mystic Harry Hollywood - The virgin birth of Jesus
Harry was talking with a couple of teenagers who told him they didn't believe in the virgin birth of Jesus.
"Impossible," says one indignantly.
"It's a fairy tale," says another.
"Nice story, " says a third, "no worse that Santa and flying reindeer."
"Every child born," said Harry, "is a sign from God that God hasn't given up on us yet no matter how that child is conceived."
Thursday, December 24, 2020
Stories about UU Mystic Harry Hollywood - Don't be judgmental.
Harry was chatting with his coworkers after work for a few minutes and people were complaining about problems they were challenged by during the day. They started judging and blaming this one and that one. Harry started laughing and said, “What are you complaining about. You should realize that by definition half the people are below average.”
Tuesday, December 22, 2020
Stories about UU mystic Harry Hollywood - Money can't buy you love.
Harry's five year old granddaughter told him, "Papa, baby Jesus is coming."
Harry said, "Who told you that Eva?"
:"Mommy did," Eva says.
"And what will happen when baby Jesus comes," Harry asks?
"People will be happy," Eva said.
"What about Santa," asks Harry."Will Santa come too and bring you presents?"
"Who needs Santa's presents," says Eva, "when Jesus coming already makes me happy?"
"So you have everything you already want," asks Harry?
"Mommy told me that Jesus is love and Santa's presents can't buy you love." says Eva.
"I believe the Beatles have a song about that," says Harry.
"Oh papa," says Eva giggling, "It's one of my favorites. Money can't buy you love."
Monday, December 21, 2020
Stories about UU mystic Harry Hollywood - There they go and I am their leader.
Saturday, December 19, 2020
Stories about UU mystic Harry Hollywood, God is a verb
It was a beautiful summer day in downtown Brockport, a little village in Western New York along the Erie Canal ,and Harry was having coffee at the Java Junction sitting out front on the sidewalk with a bunch of folks who were talking about their belief in God.
The opinions ranged from the fundamentalist to the atheist and some of the discussion became what could be called "spirited." When the cages were rattled and the fur was flying one of the more aggravated opiners turned to Harry and said, “Well Harry what do you think?”
Harry laughed and said, “You are all talking like God is a noun, but it's really a verb.”
Friday, December 18, 2020
Stories about UU mystic Harry Hollywood, Walking the talk
UU mystic Harry Hollywood wasn’t much liked by other UUs or anybody in general. A friend of Harry’s asked him why he wasn’t better liked. Harry said, “Let me quote Emerson, ‘To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.’
And then Harry said laughing, “Look at what they did to Jesus, and Martin Luther King, and Gandhi, and Malcom X, and John and Robert Kennedy. I’ve got some good company. To function at an unconventional level disturbs the status quo, goes against the grain, upsets the apple cart. If people in the conventional society aren’t wanting to punish and kill them, UUs aren’t living their faith, aren’t walking the talk”