Meditations

  • Day 143 – The Power of One

    Words carry great power, as we’ve been sharing this week in this pages; perhaps that power is felt most of all when we use simple, one-syllable words. With our words we can create harm and hurt, or help and hope.… Continue reading

  • Day 142 – Telling the Truth

    Sensitivity to the world means we are continually at risking the bruises that come when our hearts are open. I don’t have an easy answer to this challenge. Perhaps, we are all too interested in having our cake and eating… Continue reading

  • Day 141 – Compassionate Communication :-)

    Compassionate communication is a core element in the practice of Radical Loving Care. How do we want to be heard? How are we doing hearing others? The answers to these quesitons are part of the practice of Living Love. Continue reading

  • Day 140 – Presence to Still Life

    Every museum holds paintings that frame the beauty that lives in ordinary homes. We call this paintings still lifes. These images help us pay attention to the everyday scenes that populate our own lives. Continue reading

  • Days 137-139 – Open Forum

       These are open forum days providing caregivers a chance to share whatever thoughts they believe would be helpful to their fellow caregivers. Continue reading

  • Day 136 – Love’s Laughter

    Even in seeking to love, I have taken wrong turns, misstepped with my words, worried too much. The weight of worry is heavy. Continue reading

  • Day 135 – Uncommon Love

    So many of us think that Love is obvious. So many believe that we all agree about the need for Love and no one will get in the way of its expression. Military leaders in the country of Myanmar (aka… Continue reading

  • Day 134 – Spring Flowers of Love

    Flowers appear as great gifts. Their beauty is freely available to anyone whose heart is open. Continue reading

  • Day 133 – Discovering Ubuntu

    In the middle of our caregiving work, the wisdom of Ubuntu is a light that shines from a continent that used to be referred to as “darkest Africa.” Love brings light wherever life affirms her. Continue reading

  • Days 130-132 – Open Forum on National Nurse’s Week

    Join in the celebration of National Nurse’s Week by posting a comment that celebrates the committed men and women who spend their working lives caring for the sick and wounded.Click on Comments, below, to add your thoughts.Thank you,erie Continue reading