Journal of Sacred Work

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  • Open Forum

       The Open Forum is an opportunity for you to post a comment on whatever you would like. A good choice might be for you to mention a caregiver whose presence you value and to describe why you think that… Continue reading

  • Encountering Yourself

    …why not consider/ a lasting truce with yourself and God.-Hafiz (left, early 14th century)    And while you’re at it, why not declare a lasting truce between you and yourself? Is the world in which you live served by you… Continue reading

  • Why Presesce Matters

    Love calls us to be present to the other just as we would want them to be present to us. -Erie Chapman Continue reading

  • Smoldering Energy

    As fires burn across too much of Southern California and people flee homes that have held comfort, I think of the spark beneath fear and another kind of fire. Those threatened by flames today may not appreciate, at this moment,… Continue reading

  • Hooky

       I’m doing my best to play hooky. I watched the Red Sox win the American League pennant Sunday night instead of writing a post for you (and a sweet victory it was.) But hooky is always a hard thing… Continue reading

  • Open Forum

    Today is an occasion for you to share, in this space for caregivers, whatever is on your heart. Caregivers are often each others own best counselors. To make a comment, click on Comment (below.) You do not need to post… Continue reading

  • What Stops Us From Helping?

    Religious tradition suggests the Good Samaritan had the capacity to feel compassion. It seems however that today we are more likely to act from self-interest. How many times do we, like the travelers in the story of the Good Samaritan,… Continue reading

  • Fellowship of the broken

    he geometry of Love is circular. That is the reason why Love never ends. When we sit in a circle and share, Love is awakened. She travels with us as we listen, share, and find ourselves refreshed. Continue reading

  • Sports Insanity

    It’s fun to watch games. And I hope you will cheer for the Red Sox (currently down 2-1 against Cleveland.) But the real victors every night and day are America’s caregivers – the ones who dress the world with Love. Continue reading

  • California Daze

    Caregivers need to be able to live some “California days” in order to sustain us through winter nights. The way for us to do this is to cultivate Love. Love rejoices in the kind of weather that shinned across Tennessee… Continue reading