Meditations
-
Day 113 – In the Fullness of Time
In the spirit of this week’s meditations, words written by a lovely poet may awaken in you a heart of gratitude and peace, a place of rest in your day of care. Continue reading
-
Day 112 – Caregiver Rest
Part of the purpose of the Journal is to offer respite for harried caregivers. We hope you can come to this Journal as part of you daily reflection and meditation. Continue reading
-
Day 111 – April Outside the Hospital
The ground opens in April unbuttoning herself to welcome the moon Continue reading
-
Day 110 – How We Learn Love
How do you think you first experienced Love’s gift? How did you learn of Love as you grew from baby to young child to adult? How do you pass on this gift to the patients who fall within your touch… Continue reading
-
Day 106 – Day Dreams
Daydreaming helps us sort out relational conversations or solve a problem at hand, researchers seem to agree we make associations that lead to creative ideas when we drift from a linear, well rehearsed solution and let our thoughts wander. Continue reading
-
Day 99 – Life Chooses Life
The need to do often outdistances our need to be. Continue reading
-
Day 98 – Speed and the Caregiver
Like the old saying, but seen in a new ways, speed kills. We all know that efficiency is called for in some aspect of all of our lives. How do we hold ourselves in balance so that we do not… Continue reading
-
Days 93 & 94 – Open Forum
[the mandala above was drawn by Liz Wessel, R.N., M.S., who also submitted the writing below] Healing Touch May we console those who are exhausted, inhibited or uncertain. Help us to increase our capacity to listen and respond to… Continue reading
-
Day 92 – Shadows and Light of the Caregiver
In a society that focuses on the bright and beautiful, our sacred work is borne on the shoulders of the quiet and hidden ones that work silently in the shadows. Continue reading
-
Day 91 – The Caregiver’s Home
We took care of the people who take care of people – Erie Chapman Continue reading
Journal of Sacred Work 