Meditations
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Days 39-41- Open Forum
Today is an opportunity for you to post anything you think may be of help to caregivers. Click on Comments, below, to post your thoughts.Thank you Continue reading
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Day 38 – Risk Taking
This holding on, this letting go. These words are the title of a beautiful book of poetry written by Karen Updike. I thought of them as I read the latest journal entries and comments. Continue reading
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Day 37 – Love That Frees Us
Love is the only thing that can free us, but only if we are willing to be free. I used to think that everyone wanted to be free. It turns out this is not true. Freedom may feel like a… Continue reading
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Days 32,33, & 34 – Open Forum
This is an opportunity for you to share your thoughts with other caregivers. Click on Comments (below) to make your entry.Thank you Continue reading
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Day 31 – Perpetual Beginnings
As monotonous as some tasks seem, each time we do one of them we are doing that thing for the first time. The nurse, the surgeon, and the social worker interviewing her fifth client of the day would all do… Continue reading
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Day 30 – Changing Energy & A Gift From Whyte
In so many ways, we are how we feel at this moment. Our history is stored within us in every cell of our body. Our body may well remember what our mind does not and vice versa. But, our persona… Continue reading
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Day 29 – On Being Community
The Journal entries of late seem to have the thread of community woven throughout – a community against injustice, a community of caring for an individual, a community of faith. In writing about community, Henri Nouwen has suggested community is,… Continue reading
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Day 28 – Self Compassion vs. Self Pity
The greater truth is that all of us are both suffering and filled with the potential for joy. When we feel kicked around by the world, it’s natural to retreat to the closest thing we can find to our mother’s… Continue reading
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Day 25, 26, 27 – Open Forum
How is your journey across 2008 proceeding? How are you doing with your New Year’s resolution to Live Love, not fear? To share your thoughts on caregiving, click on "Comments" (below) Continue reading
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Day 24 – Hinduism & Love
Although the practices of Hinduism may look very different from Christian, Islam, or Judaism, what matters is that this ancient faith is grounded in living Love. This sounds like a faith worth admiring rather than condemning. Isn’t this part of… Continue reading
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