Reflections, Holidays, Spirituality
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Days 188-189 A Unifying Force
"The goal of life is to make your heartbeat match the beat of the universe; to match your nature with Nature". -Joseph Campbell I have heard it said, and I believe it to be true, that the unifying force… Continue reading
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Days 183-187 The Self We Don’t Know
“Suffering is our hardest teacher. The lessons are expensive. Why cast aside what our pain has taught us?” – Erie Chapman Continue reading
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Days 181-182 Our Sacred Song
“If you want the truth, I’ll tell you the truth: Listen to the secret sound, the real sound, which is inside you.” -Kabir At the beginning of creation, many believe "a divine, all-encompassing consciousness took the form of the first… Continue reading
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Days 179-180 – Sacred Story
“Can we face into our stories courageously and artfully enough to grow all the way into Radical Loving Care?” Continue reading
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Days 176-178 – Bed
“Beds are among the most intimate places we occupy. We even change our clothes (or wear none) to sleep in them.” -Erie Chapman Continue reading
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Days 174-175 – Beyond the Mere Confines of Words
Watercolor "Jacaranda Tree Tops" by ~liz 6-17-12 Note: The following reflection surfaced for me upon reading Erie Chapman’s fine essay “Intimacy: The Sacred Encounter between Caregiver and Patient”, (June 8, 2012). It can be very difficult to stand present with… Continue reading
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Days 172-173 Beyond The Body
Beyond the borders of the body, and the brain it houses, lies mystery. Our minds try to figure it out. But the only answer is to yield to a “knowing” beyond analysis. -Erie Chapman Continue reading
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Days 169-171 – Intimacy: The Sacred Encounter Between Caregiver & Patient
“When work is a calling, loving care occurs naturally. “We are divine beings” and our divinity shines forth when we reach out to love another beyond our own needs and beyond the expectation of others.” -Erie Chapman Continue reading
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Days 167-168 – ‘Til I leave You with A Sweet Dream In Your Head
A Father’s Day reflection Continue reading
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Days 165-166 – Sudden!
Our health can change in a millisecond. Perhaps, a renewed awareness of this can awaken our deepest compassion for those to whom this has happened – on this day, in this very moment.” -Erie Chapman Continue reading
Journal of Sacred Work 