Journal of Sacred Work

Meditations

  • Love & Memory “Away From Her”

    But the reason to see “Away From Her” centers entirely on its ability to move us. Writer-Director Sarah Polley guides us through the story with such grace and honesty that we can only reflect on relationship between love and memory.… Continue reading

  • A Time for Revolution?

    If you receive poor care in a hospital, don’t just write the CEO, schedule an appointment with him or her (unfortunately, it’s still too often a “him.”) If you receive promises for improvements, follow up to see if anything really… Continue reading

  • On Gentleness

    Like others on this journey of becoming, I too know that I can, and often do, move too fast and talk too loudly. And how easily I so eagerly jump into conversations, invited or not! Yet the gentleness of Love… Continue reading

  • A Carrier of Beauty

    I think of Mrs. Johnson almost every time I catch sight of wild flowers sprouting on either side of a concrete or asphalt interstate. I hope you will now think of her too. And I hope that your thoughts will… Continue reading

  • Intimacy

    I was looking for poems about intimacy when it dawned on me. All poems are intimate. The better the poem, the more intimate, the more secrets to be shared. And like intimacy between those who love, the poem is a… Continue reading

  • Creating Value

    The Mayo brothers were in love with the idea of creating a model of healthcare that emphasized an ideal mix of science and compassion. They didn’t build their model on money. They built it on love. What creates true value… Continue reading

  • Memorial Day Ironies

    I think of the ironies of war and of those long gone whom I hold close. Out of the heartaches and sacred encounters of war, lifelong relationships formed, civilians suffered, lives were sacrificed, babies were born, and people connected in… Continue reading

  • The First Dream

    I can’t think of a better way to end a series on dreams than with a poem by the great Billy Collins about the very first dream a human being ever had. A goal of poetry is to awaken us… Continue reading

  • The Poetry of Dreams

    I would like to be the air That inhabits you for a moment Only. I would like to be that unnoticed And that necessary. -Margaret Atwood Continue reading

  • Daydream On…

    dreaming is a wonderful gift. Our minds have the capability to leap free of the earth’s restraints. Sometimes, we are even fortunate enough to build a foundation beneath our dreams so that, one day, we can gaze about us to… Continue reading