Journal of Sacred Work

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  • Open Forum – A Precious Sense of Life

        On Thursday, the Journal essay discussed the way we die. It sounds like a morbid subject, but it doesn’t need to be.     I developed a somewhat precious sense of life when I was diagnosed with a… Continue reading

  • A Good Death

    When it’s time to make our exit, the touch of life we received from God can now be matched by hands of love from hospice caregivers supporting us in our last days. Continue reading

  • Writing History

    The best way we can really honor our heritage is to build the present and the future on a new foundation of tolerance and Love. When that happens, we will truly be able to say that a new America has… Continue reading

  • Remembering Prisoners

    We may remember, as well, the many caregivers who look after our prisoners in hospitals and clinics. Their selfless willingness to give good treatment to those labeled “bad” by society is a hallmark of loving care. Continue reading

  • Open Forum

    Community means strength that joins our strength to do the work that needs to be done. Arms to hold us when we falter. A circle of healing. A circle of friends. Someplace where we can be free.          … Continue reading

  • Feeling Welcome

    The protagonist in “The Swimmer” is not really welcome anywhere because he has not welcomed himself into his own body. As he searches for acceptance outside, we know he will never find it because he has not accepted himself inside.… Continue reading

  • Love’s Genius

    she answered with the genius of a true Lover: “I wish I could dine with my patients. That’s what I would change. Instead, I have to feed them and then take my lunch hour elsewhere. I wish I could spend… Continue reading

  • Snap of Fingers

    We can engage with our work life rather than wishing the day was over. Why yearn away our lives wishing we were retired? Retirement age will come soon enough. In the meantime, there’s the chance to embrace the present. Continue reading

  • Friday Forum – Our Mistakes

       Each of us makes mistakes. Most are minor. Occasionally, we make a significant error. In nearly forty years as a lawyer, judge and healthcare leader, I have lived in worlds where mistakes can mean loss of freedom, life, health,… Continue reading

  • Are You Half-Living?

    Will we dare to step from the frantic search into inner knowing? What does your heart need most today? What is the insular Tahiti within that beckons you to visit? Will you give yourself the much deserved, and perhaps much… Continue reading