Journal of Sacred Work

Erie “Chip” Chapman

  • Nursing’s True Beginning – Days 43-47

    We don’t remember our first moments. Or do we? You have seen videos of mom’s nursing. But you have never seen one like this. Continue reading

  • The Miraculous: Days 41-42

    "There is no order of difficulty in miracles. One is not "harder" or "bigger" than another. They are all the same. All expressions of love are maximal." ACIM The everyday human gesture is always a heartbeat away from the miraculous.… Continue reading

  • How Chaos Helps – Days 35-39

    Great performers do what others avoid. They practice chaos thinking to create solutions status quo thinkers cannot imagine.  Continue reading

  • Circle of Gace: Days 33-34

    "Within the struggle, joy, pain, and delight that attend our life, there is an invisible circle of grace that enfolds and encompasses us in every moment. Blessings help us to perceive this circle of grace, to find our place of… Continue reading

  • “…a few words” Days 28-32

    If someone at my funeral described me as “Driven,” and someone else added “fool” that’s fine. Just so they speak reverently. Continue reading

  • Days 26-27 Only By Love

    A business executive wanted to encourage his staff to take more risks; to understand that life at its best or fullest, means not shutting down, or playing to “I can’t, what will they say?” At a staff meeting he passed… Continue reading

  • Heart to Heart Days 20-21

    Because, no act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever, ever wasted.~Aesop Healers do not foreclose on their heart. Our invitation, “Be soft. Do not let the world make you hard. Do not let pain make you hate. Do… Continue reading

  • #1 Attention-Getting Word? “Naked” – Days 15-19

     Leaders asking caregivers “How they give loving care” signals love matters and can initiate a culture change: to Radical Loving Care.   Continue reading

  • A Spark of the Divine Days 13-14

    “In mythos and fairy tales, deities and other great spirits test the hearts of humans by showing up in various forms that disguise their divinity. They show up in robes, rags, silver sashes, or with muddy feet. They show up… Continue reading

  • Turnaround Leaders – Days 8-12

    Hospices do not cure, they heal. Right now, Alive Hospice needs both to turnaround, just as Nashville’s Baptist Hospital did.  Continue reading