Meditations
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Days 224-227 – Ancestral Gifts
Mary Lees Davis was my maternal great grandmother & mother of Ellen Murbach. What childhood memories of relatives are tucked in the attic of your memory? Which of your ancestors were caregivers? Continue reading
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Days 216-220 – The Truth Tellers & The Rule Breakers
“I was never more hated than when I tried to be honest,” Ralph Ellison wrote. If truth matters why does expressing it often require exceptional courage? We want to be loved, not hated. We want to be praised, not punished.… Continue reading
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Day 198-199 End of the Week Art Appreciation
Here a poem (including one minute reading) that you can listen to & see as well as read – Art meant to enlighten your life as a caregiver. Continue reading
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Days 195-199 – The Quiet Heart of Humility
Humility runs so against the grain of western thinking that it requires daily practice to live it, to weave it into living love, to ease closer to peace. Continue reading
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Days 188-191 – Changing Bitter Harvests To Blessings
Disrespect wounds Humanity. Honor what you have had with work & relationships. Instead of blocking memories grieve & celebrate. Thank your lucky stars for how they shined on you for awhile. If you can do that magic trick, you will convert… Continue reading
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Day 187 – Friday’s Featured Art!
The Journal is offering a new Friday feature – a single poem will appear each week to enrich your day. The first offering is “Turning West” by Dr. Terry Chapman. Continue reading
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Days 176-180 – How Humanity is Won
“I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me,” Ralph Ellison’s character says. “Life is to be lived, not controlled, and humanity is won by continuing to play in face of certain defeat. “When I discover who I… Continue reading
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Days 169-173 – Meaningful Relationships
The radical thing about Radical Loving Care is that the heart’s sensitivity, newly tuned to Joy, becomes exquisitely vulnerable to suffering. Pain is integral to meaningful relationships. Continue reading
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