Erie “Chip” Chapman
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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
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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
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#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
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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
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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
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Is Radical Loving Care at Risk? Days 6-7
A thousand years from now, what will be remembered about human beings on planet Earth? Perhaps our outstanding technological advances that made life better or perhaps that many gifted humans created caring institutions which treated everyone with equal degrees of… Continue reading
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The Enormous Power of “Mood Music” – Days 1-5
If you are a leader, I offer a New Years’s Invitation: If you raised your upbeat energy even higher how would it affect the mood music of thousands? Continue reading
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“Let the Star of Remembrance…” Days 360-361
A Blessing for Christmas & the New Year! Let the Star of Hope blaze through discouragement, doubt, and disgruntledness. Let the Star of Kindness radiate through what you think, feel, and do today. Let the Star of Remembrance… Continue reading
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Days 358-359 “Deep peace, a soft white dove to you”
Deep peace, a soft white dove to You;Deep peace, a quiet rain.Deep peace of the running wave to you,Deep peace of the flowing air.Deep peace of the quiet earth to you,Deep peace of the shining stars.Deep peace of the gentle… Continue reading
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Are Holiday Cards Dead? – Days 353-357
NEWS: “‘U.S. Copyright Office rejects Semi-AI generated artwork as lacking “human authorship.'” Who will protect us from the risk that AI generated holiday greetings will diminish our rituals of loving care? Continue reading
Journal of Sacred Work 