Journal of Sacred Work

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  • Day 181-183 – How Big Is God?

    God is too big for one religion Continue reading

  • Days 179-180 For Love Knows Us

                                                                                                                                                                 Mandala: (colored pencils) by ~liz In the Mind of God     We catch intimate glimpses of shadows and light Your radiance… Continue reading

  • Days 177-178 – Personal Decisions

       Healthcare leaders often reflect on what is best for the organization they head. Supervisors evaluate ways to motivate their team. Large organizations review, revise, rethink and constantly restate their vision and mission statements.    What matters most is not group or… Continue reading

  • Days 174-176 – Best “Performance” Advice

    The best advice I give myself before any performance is to ‘have fun.’ Continue reading

  • Days 172-173 Astonishing Realization

    “When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much he had learned in seven… Continue reading

  • Days 167-171 – Mixed Images of Peace

    When we live Love, we live healing Continue reading

  • Days 165 – 166 Hummingbirds Everywhere

    “In Native American culture, a hummingbird symbolizes timeless joy and the Nectar of Life. It's a symbol for accomplishing that which seems impossible and will teach you how to find the miracle of joyful living from your own life circumstances… Continue reading

  • Days 163-164 – Sacred Longing

       More than anyone else, caregivers know birth and death. Called to the bedside, they live present to agony, joy, & sacred longing for healing that often eludes.    As my grandson travels his postpartum path, I await the chance to travel to Boston & his presence. Meanwhile, I… Continue reading

  • Day 160-162 – Care of the Self

       Every June 7 marks another anniversary for the Journal. This is our fourth.    Of all the more than one thousand messages we have written to caregivers, self-care is the most important. Without good care of the self, it impossible to… Continue reading

  • Day 158 -159 In The Garden of My Heart

    "I am not bound for any public place, but for ground of my own where I have planted vines and orchard trees, and in the heat of the day climbed up into the healing shadow of the woods." ~Wendell Berry… Continue reading