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Days 214 – 215 The Wounded Healer
Polyprint Watercolor, ~liz Wessel In Henri Nouwen’s book, The Wounded Healer he suggests that to communicate with another we need hold back and allow space. He shared these wonderful insights of counselor James Hillman. “This withdrawal, rather than going-out-to… Continue reading
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Days 212-213 – Staying Whole in the Face of Loss
The language we use in referring to patients is crucial to Radical Loving Care Continue reading
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Days 209-211 – “The Least of These”
Who are you? Continue reading
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Days 207-208 When We Finally See
"When they finally saw him, why he hadn't done any of those things … Atticus, he was real nice," to which he responded, "Most people are, Scout, when you finally see them." The above quote is the last line in… Continue reading
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Days 205-206 – The Compass in Compassion
We are redeemed by our compassion Continue reading
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Days 202-204 – “Be Wild, O My Soul”
We don’t create our own light. Instead, when we are open to God, Love’s light reflects from us to illuminate the darkness that shadows the lives of those who live in fear. Continue reading
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Days 200-201 What Does It Really Mean To Be Kind?
Watercolor Polyprint ~liz Wessel Kindness by ~Naomi Shihab Nye Kindness Before you know what kindness really is you must lose things, feel the future dissolve in a moment like salt in a weakened broth. What you held in your hand,… Continue reading
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Days 198-199 – The Wisdom of the Adventists
The Adventists have learned not only a healthy way to live, but how to sustain their healthy practices. They act not out of fear, but out of Love. I admire them. So, why not follow their example? Continue reading
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Days 195-197 – Forgetting About Our Own Salvation
The moment we say we’re willing to “go to hell” in order to save another, grace arrives. For it is only then that we are living Love, not fear. Continue reading
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Days 193-194 The Many Faces of God
Erie recently explored the divine omnipresence of God in his Journal essay called, "How Big is God" (June 28, 2010.) I can’t help but wonder why it is so threatening to affirm that God is known by many different names.… Continue reading
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