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Daydream On…
dreaming is a wonderful gift. Our minds have the capability to leap free of the earth’s restraints. Sometimes, we are even fortunate enough to build a foundation beneath our dreams so that, one day, we can gaze about us to… Continue reading
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Dream Life
the Journal is primarily about presence to our lives. What does life look like when we are unable to manage that presence? Part of the answer may lie in calling ourselves to a new level attention about our dream life.… Continue reading
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Til Death Do Us Part
Perhaps all of life’s smaller losses prepare us for the big one. Like the rest between two notes, in the spaces between checking things off a grand, worthwhile, to-do list and browsing for shoes on nordstrom.com, there will be moments… Continue reading
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Retreat & Reflection
The realization that we have been Loved into being, moment by moment is a humbling experience. To delve deeper into this understanding of being Loved endlessly, even in our brokenness, Loved regardless of achievement of failure, is cause for reverence… Continue reading
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Life While You Wait
One of the cornerstones of the work of loving care is the notion of “presence”. We work toward attaining some sort of balance in our lives so that while we are in a moment, we are really “in the moment”.… Continue reading
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Self-Love
The beginning of renewed or deepening self-love may be sparked by spending some time in reflection. Continue reading
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Fatigue & The Journal
When you are tired, what brings you energy? Sometimes, when I’m most worn out, as I am this evening, I find a strange kind of energy comes from forcing myself to do something physical, like moving around, or something mental,… Continue reading
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How We Change
We cannot create our own epiphanies. We can only ready ourselves so that, if we are fortunate, we will recognize that God is present, if only we can see. Continue reading
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Mission Fraud!
Hospitals and charities that are wise enough to ground their services in radical loving care have nothing to fear from government programs or public opinion. American healthcare stands at a fork int he road – and they need to take… Continue reading
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One Ambition
It may not fuel fulfillment, but ambition drives people to achieve goals. Caregivers are called to continuous excellence because their work is sacred. – Erie Chapman Continue reading
