Journal of Sacred Work

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  • Day 42 – Why Change is Necessary & Painful

    When we fix our eyes on Love and understand the importance of Love as a purposeful goal, the pain of change becomes no more than a side effect. Continue reading

  • Days 39-41- Open Forum

    Today is an opportunity for you to post anything you think may be of help to caregivers. Click on Comments, below, to post your thoughts.Thank you Continue reading

  • Day 38 – Risk Taking

    This holding on, this letting go. These words are the title of a beautiful book of poetry written by Karen Updike. I thought of them as I read the latest journal entries and comments. Continue reading

  • Day 37 – Love That Frees Us

    Love is the only thing that can free us, but only if we are willing to be free. I used to think that everyone wanted to be free. It turns out this is not true. Freedom may feel like a… Continue reading

  • Days 35 & 36 – The Heart’s Affections

    When you hear a Keats’ quote lfrom a physician, you know you have encountered a caregiver with a true Servant’s Heart. Whenever I visit Dr. Keith Hagan, whether as his patient, as a friend, or as a fellow board member,… Continue reading

  • Days 32,33, & 34 – Open Forum

    This is an opportunity for you to share your thoughts with other caregivers. Click on Comments (below) to make your entry.Thank you Continue reading

  • Day 31 – Perpetual Beginnings

    As monotonous as some tasks seem, each time we do one of them we are doing that thing for the first time. The nurse, the surgeon, and the social worker interviewing her fifth client of the day would all do… Continue reading

  • Day 30 – Changing Energy & A Gift From Whyte

    In so many ways, we are how we feel at this moment. Our history is stored within us in every cell of our body. Our body may well remember what our mind does not and vice versa. But, our persona… Continue reading

  • Day 29 – On Being Community

    The Journal entries of late seem to have the thread of community woven throughout – a community against injustice, a community of caring for an individual, a community of faith. In writing about community, Henri Nouwen has suggested community is,… Continue reading

  • Day 28 – Self Compassion vs. Self Pity

    The greater truth is that all of us are both suffering and filled with the potential for joy. When we feel kicked around by the world, it’s natural to retreat to the closest thing we can find to our mother’s… Continue reading