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Days 165-166 When Everything Else is Gone . . . Love Just Is
Note: Special thanks to guest contributor Cheri Cancelliere C. S. Lewis observed that if you ask 20 good people to name the highest virtue, 19 of them will say “unselfishness.” Yet, he felt quite certain that if the same question… Continue reading
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Days 160-164 Finding Yourself?
“True maturity keeps counsel with both the adult and child self. Ignore either one and you will feel the loss-of-self anxiety that plagues our shared journey on this earth.” -Erie Chapman Continue reading
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Days 158-159 The Conversation Project
“Everyone has got to die, but I always thought an exception would be made in my case." Author, William Saroyan, on his deathbed. The majority of us are not comfortable having conversations about the prospect of end of life. Why… Continue reading
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Days 156-157 – Journal’s Seventh Anniversary.
The Journal of Sacred Work was launched June 7, 2006. Since then, more than fourteen hundred essays have been posted. In seven years about 300,000 visitors have viewed the site. Thousands have posted comments. When I looked back… Continue reading
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Days 151-152 The Greatest Gift
Morning holds a special dignity of her own. Awakening in the quiet sanctity of her arms, listen as life begins to stir. In his book, “Eternal Echoes” John O’Donouhue encourages us to greet each day in the ancient tradition of… Continue reading
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Days 150-151 – “Smoke Upon The Wind”
“Can we be companions that illuminate both our life together and the part of our path is solitary?” -Erie Chapman Continue reading
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Days 147-149 – How Stories Improve Care
“…if we could truly see into the hearts of others we would always feel more love and understanding.” -Erie Chapman Continue reading
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Days 145-146 Meet Brandi
Today we welcomed a new companion into our family. Meet Brandi, A Labrador Retriever who is almost three. Her family surrendered her to a shelter because they were moving to Japan. As I write to you this twilight eve… Continue reading
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Days 140-144 Martha’s Heart
“Martha wasn’t a receptionist. She was a caregiver.” Continue reading
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