Meditations
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Day 327 – Thanks
Today's meditation was written by Cathy Self, Senior Vice President for the Baptist Healing Trust. Fleda Brown, a local columnist for a small paper in Northern Michigan introduced me to the poetry of W. S. Merwin. Born in New York… Continue reading
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Day 320 – Tender Heroes of Love
Today's meditation was written by Cathy Self, Senior Vice President for the Baptist Healing Trust. "The holiest spot on earth is one where an ancient hatred has become a present love" – anonymous street graffiti In awakened awareness, silence… Continue reading
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Day 313 – The Common Heart
Today's meditation was written by Cathy Self, Senior Vice President for the Baptist Healing Trust. I grew up with a wonderful toy called "Chatty Cathy." Pull her magic ring on the back of her neck and she and I could… Continue reading
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Day 306 – In All Things Live Love!
Today's meditation was written by Cathy Self, Senior Vice President for the Baptist Healing Trust. Frances Bernardone (1182-1226) is best known to us as St. Francis of Assisi, a man who experienced the Love of God in a deeply… Continue reading
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Day 299 – Wounded Gifts
Today's meditation was written by Cathy Self, Senior Vice President for the Baptist Healing Trust. John O'Donohue, in his work titled "Anam Cara" suggests that when two people come together "an ancient circle closes between them. They also come to… Continue reading
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Day 292 – Don’t Turn Your Head
Today's mediation was written by Cathy Self, Senior Vice President for the Baptist Healing Trust. Dr. Saki Santorelli has captured the wonderful movement of the wounded healer in his book titled "Heal Thy Self – Lessons on Mindfulness in… Continue reading
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Day 286 – Love In Full Living Color
Today's meditation was written by Cathy Self, Senior Vice President for the Baptist Healing Trust. Vincent Van Gogh was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter whose work has had a far reaching influence on 20th century art with its vivid… Continue reading
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Day 279 – Respite and a Breathing Place
Today's meditation was written by Cathy Self, Senior Vice President for the Baptist Healing Trust. The concept of respite is known but not well practiced among many caregivers. Several dictionary definitions suggest its meaning: "a brief interval of rest… Continue reading
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Day 277 – Sustaining Compassion
The only way to sustain compassion is to see each of the homeless as people. Continue reading
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