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Days 140-141 Follow that Road
I often go home to visit my family and friends in the New England area. Stepping out of one’s routine and into another place of Earth’s turning, naturally provides perspective. Distance from worn patterns of daily life creates an… Continue reading
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Days 138-139 – Fences & Flowers
This strange, even abstract, conjunction of fences and stacks of bamboo and vines and trees leads all the way back to a choir of tulips singing to us from beneath an inverted V. For people like me, everything… Continue reading
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Days 136-137 – Happy or Serene?
For those grounded in serenity every moment may not be happy but life itself is always rich. Instead of grieving the past or worrying about the future, their serenity gives them the gift of grace in every present. Continue reading
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Days 134 -135: The Soft Grace of Your Smile
This Sunday, people near and far will be spending time with or thinking of their Mothers. On a personal note, I just returned home from visiting my mother in Vermont. In the 96th year of her life, I could… Continue reading
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Days 129-133 – From Which Well Do You Drink?
“Fear fuels desire, not Love. Love leads us to genuine passion. How exhausting to drink each day from Fear’s well. How exhilarating to discover Love’s well – there to drink, perhaps for the first time, free of worry.” -Erie Chapman Continue reading
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Days 127-128 – The Present Moment – A Guest Commentary by Candace Nagle
“Sometimes that which calls us into the grand miracle of the present moment may be a loud bang of beauty like a glorious sunset or the fragrance of a fully blooming rose. But my apprenticeship to the NOW began with… Continue reading
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Days 122-126 – Night
“The night can be an intruder. The night can also bring amazing grace.” – Erie Chapman Continue reading
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Days 120-121 Living an “Altogether” Life
Vulnerability and the transforming power of Love. Continue reading
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Days 115-119 – Creating the Sacred
“No place becomes sacred merely by its location or structure. Any place where Love meets need will immediately take on the garment of the holy.” -Reverend Erie Chapman Continue reading
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Days 113-114 Another Way
As weekend contributor to the Journal of Sacred Work, I see this as an opportunity to focus caregivers' attention towards self-care. Chances are it has been a busy stress-filled week. Healthcare reform coupled with a difficult economy is driving significant… Continue reading
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