Journal of Sacred Work

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  • Days 290-286 – A Person of Value in a Culture of Meaning – The Thread That Holds Your Life Together

    For our lives to matter you & I must believe we are people of value in a culture of meaning. “There’s a thread you follow. It goes among things that change. But it doesn’t change. People wonder about what you… Continue reading

  • Days 289-290 On Any Given Day

    As I read Erie Chapman’s meaningful reflection this week it sparked and rekindled a cherished memory. I recall caring for a kind and gentle woman who I shall call Helen. She accompanies me on my life’s journey. The beauty of… Continue reading

  • Days 280-284 – A Unique & Sacred Gift

    Imagine a friend spending one of her final hours buying you a gift. Opened, it may soon end up in the closet of the forgotten. Wrapped it may become, as here, unique, sacred & a holy expression of one of… Continue reading

  • Days 271-272 At One with Oneself!

    Note: Guest reflection by the fabulous Terry Chapman PhD. To be at one with oneself should be a primary life goal.  But getting to that point in one’s life journey requires the courage to keep moving toward a more integrated… Continue reading

  • Days 273-277 “Provided we stay brave…”

    “The forest is mostly dark, its ways to be made anew day after day, the dark richer than the light and more blessed, provided we stay brave enough to keep on going in.” Wendell Berry Continue reading

  • Days 264-265 Come with Me

    This past week I've learned a little about the life of a remarkable woman, Maya Angelou.  So often our greatest hardships unleash within us our greatest gifts. When Maya was seven years of age she was raped and had to… Continue reading

  • Days 259-263 – A Stirring Profile in Courage

    [A Top 10 Column From the Archives] As you sit in comfort read this life changing account of super-human heroism by a tiny woman caught in a giant tragedy. Does peace arrive only when we choose to surrender, to let… Continue reading

  • Days 257-258 Gift Yourself

    As we greet this day, I wish for you moments of quietude, to simply breathe, a little space to release the stresses, the worries and the to dos. Pause for a moment with me. Breathe in deeply. Let that breath… Continue reading

  • Days 250-251 A Reversal of Thought

    I am discovering that in sharing ones' story, which often stems from adversity and the wisdom gleaned from the experience, a persons' light filled essence is revealed.  This is a true gift to behold. To share our truth with another,… Continue reading

  • Days 245-249 – “I hurt, therefore I am.”

    One day during a class, someone referenced Descartes’ famous line, “I think therefore I am.”  Instantly, Michelle leaned over & whispered to me, “I hurt therefore I am.” On September 19 a two-month show of my art, honoring the idea of… Continue reading