Journal of Sacred Work

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  • Days 141-142 Acceptance

    Note: This insightful reflection is offered by Terry Chapman PhD Why, oh why, is it so hard to let things go?  And to let people go?  We will always have them with us in spirit, but as humans, we try… Continue reading

  • Days 136-140 – The Many Lives Inside One

    The crying infant in is my younger sister, Martha. Our 35-year old mom could not imagine how that girl would become her primary caregiver across the last two decades of her life & a model for Radical Loving Care.    A… Continue reading

  • Days 134-135 … “And Graces Us Along Our Way”

    Mother Mary has comforted the hearts of many throughout the ages. My mom loved to tell us stories about my grandmother, Catherine Carter Lawler and her love of Mary. Mom’s tone of voice rose at least two octaves whenever she… Continue reading

  • Days 129-133 – May 5, 2018

    David Whyte thinks we should befriend heartbreak as evidence of our humanity. He writes that “Heartbreak…is the natural outcome of caring for people…of holding in our affections those who inevitably move beyond our line of sight….” Continue reading

  • Days 127-128 Winds of Fate

    Note: Thanks & appreciation for this special guest reflection by Terry Chapman Photo (All’s Well) courtesy of Endurance photographer and Ernest Shackleton The Winds of FateElla Wheeler Wilcox “One ship sails east and another drives west with the selfsame winds… Continue reading

  • Days 122-126 – Mom’s Ticket to Heaven – in Four Words

    She is not saying she has a ticket, of course. Humble people never make such claims. But she may know how you could acquire yours. She offered her four-word counsel back at her 103rd birthday. “What is your best advice to… Continue reading

  • Days 120-121 Full Circle

    “Your heart and my heart are very, very old friends.” -Hafiz What is life, if not our friendships & our relationships with one another? Life comes full circle. As a child our hearts are naturally open & trusting. Little woundings cause… Continue reading

  • Days 115-119 – Gentle Light, Gentle Night

    She shows such elegance in her pink nightgown that it seems okay to share this picture of mom in her last days. She is so much in the habit of living that her spirit’s profound energy keeps nudging her body… Continue reading

  • Days 113-114 Be Here Now

     I was regretting the past  And fearing the future.  Suddenly my Lord was speaking: “My name is I Am.” He paused.  I waited. He continued, When you live in the past  With its mistakes and regrets,  It is hard. I… Continue reading

  • Days 108-112 – The Feminine Soul

     Committed relationships carry the lead of pain as well as the gold of joy. If the soul-symbol for a man is the image of woman than what is the woman’s soul-symbol? Continue reading