A Million Dreams

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There is a song in the movie The Greatest Showman where a young PT Barnum expresses a sense of hopeful ambition and the belief in the power of dreams to shape a better world. Here is Pink singing A Million Dreams.

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Pure Imagination

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The Soul Matters theme form May is Imagination. In the movie Willie Wonka, children are brought into a wondrous place where candy of all sizes and shapes abounds. Willie sings to them about the joy of letting their imaginations run free. Here is Gene Wilder as Willie Wonka, singing Pure Imagination.

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Happy

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There is one particular song that embodies April’s Soul Matters theme: The Practice of Joy. When Pharrell Williams was young, he always had big goals. He still believes that the sky’s the limit, and has a song that lightens his spirit and brings him joy whenever he’s upset or angry: Happy.

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Count On Me

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This Soul Matters theme for March is The Practice of Trust. In that spirit, the First Unitarian Brooklyn has a cover of Bruno Mars’ Count On Me. As the lyrics say, “We find out what we’re made of when we are called to help our friends in need.”

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Inclusion Song

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Inspired by people with special needs and physical, intellectual, emotional, and psychological/mental challenges, Amber Crowley wrote a song that promotes kindness and acceptance of diversity in our schools and workplace. Hear now The Inclusion Song.

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Watershed

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In keeping with the Soul Matters theme for January of Story, the Indigo Girls tell about a tragic event. They suggest that you take your time as you look at the fork in the road for moving forward. When you’re learning to face the path at your pace, every choice is worth your while. Listen […]

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Building a New Way

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The height of the pandemic provided a challenge for choirs. But the problem of having many voices singing together was not insurmountable. It just took doing things a new way. And as we are starting a new year, here is Building a New Way as performed by the Unitarian Universalist Society of Grafton and Upton.

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We Are UUs

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Did you know that there is a UU anthem? The editors of Connections have run across a recording of the first and only rehearsal of We Are UUs. Sing along as the spirit moves you!

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We Will Not Stop Singing

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The Chapin Sisters wrote that “We will not stop singing ‘till the world can sing along. We will not stop shouting, shouting right from wrong ‘till the world can sing along.” Hear now We Will Not Stop Singing, featuring the choir of The First Unitarian Congregational Society in Brooklyn.

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