Meditations
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Day 153 – Happy Mysteries
Somehow, beauty often lives in the most unlikely surroundings. Hospitals are not perceived like art museums. Yet, masterpieces are created in them every day. Continue reading
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Days 149-151 – Weekend Meditation
The rain that grays the forest finds yellow wings that dart & weave. Continue reading
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Day 148 – Conversations in Community
Conversations in community create the possibility for each of us to enter into joy and sorrow, acknowleging and living through pain, anger, sadness, joy, happiness, or discouragement. Continue reading
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Day 147 – Presence to the Depressed
Depression has few friends” – Erie Chapman Continue reading
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Day 146 – The Lap of Silence
Let yourself fall toward silence. Continue reading
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Day 141 – The Possibility of Miracles
One my colleagues has noted we seem to pay attention to what is miraculous only in its absence. Continue reading
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Day 140 – Secret Struggles
The source of our strength rests in the endless power of Love. It is Love which provides our light and our salvation. When we let Love shine through us, our secrets can depart from the shadows. In the presence of… Continue reading
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Days 135-137 – The Art in Our Work
Beauty is always present in the middle of caregiving – sometimes in the midst of what seems like the greatest kind of drudgery. Continue reading
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Day 134 – What Will You Stand For?
Living authentically and with integrity of all that makes us each a unique gift as members of humanity takes courage and sometimes boldness. Creating community takes compassion and great love. Continue reading
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Day 133 – “That Fierce Embrace”
At the Journal, we turn often to the gifts of David Whyte for the wisdom and art he brings. Continue reading