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Days: 261-262 For Love
For Love of the World~by Charlotte Tall Mountain For the love of a tree, she went out on a limb. For the love of the sea, she rocked the boat. For the love of the earth, she dug deeper. For… Continue reading
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Days 256-260 – Eleanor’s Insights
“Do something that scares you today and find yourself becoming more alive – and more in love with life.” – Erie Chapman Continue reading
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Days 259-260 We May Be Sure
Whatever happens in my life I must believe that somewhere, in the mess and madness of it all, there is a sacred potential- a possibility for wondrous redemption in the embracing of all that is. For in the unfolding of… Continue reading
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Days 254-258 – Being “Different”
“What does society do with those of us who are “different?” Who determines the “norm” from which the rest of us are excluded?” Continue reading
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Days 252-253 Essence
“When your absence is felt, your presence is the essence and it makes a difference.” -Michael Bassey Johnson It seems that a person’s true essence crystalizes at the end of one’s life. We see more clearly, threads woven in each… Continue reading
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Days 247-251 – Invisibility
No one has written more powerfully about becoming invisible, a walking ghost, then Ralph Ellison. In Invisible Man his angry protagonist says, “I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me." The marginalized millions of the world… Continue reading
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245-246 International Caregivers Day
"A golden thread of loving care connects us all." -Erie Chapman August 26 was Mother Teresa's birthday and what better way to honor her memory then to celebrate Radical Loving Care and the contributions of caregiver's from around the world.… Continue reading
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Days 240-244 – International Caregivers Day & Ocean Magic
Because August 26 is International Caregivers Day (created by the Journal to celebrate caregivers everywhere) we are adding this recognition to this week’s essay on the ocean. “Were you born from the earth or is it the sea that brought… Continue reading
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Days 238-239 – Beauty Unfinished
Is anything you do every truly complete? How many things have you discarded as unfinished & thus missed the muffled voice of their song? Continue reading
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Days 233-237 – Salvation for what is hard to bear?
“Other than hopelessness, humiliation may the hardest brew to swallow. It is the fire the ego fears most.” – Erie “Chip” Chapman Continue reading
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