Reflections, Holidays, Spirituality
Christmas, Light, Hope, Winter Solstice, Memories
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Days 158-159 – What Does The Servant’s Heart Want?
"No wise person ever wanted to be younger." -Native American Aphorism When one particular college student applied to medical school he knew that his chances were slim. His grades were adequate but not exceptional. When the admissions… Continue reading
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Days 155-157 Love’s Instructions
“Love cannot let us down. Only we can do that to ourselves.” – Erie Chapman Continue reading
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Days 153 -154 – One More Circle around the Sun
Celebrate Erie Chapman’s sixth anniversary as editor of the Journal of Sacred Work Continue reading
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Days 147-148 – Whatever
Living with ambiguity. Continue reading
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Days 145-146 – What Changes Your Life?
“Don’t wait for the voice of Love to fall to you from the sky. That voice has already spoken. Make your own decision to turn your heart toward Love.” -Erie Chapman Continue reading
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Days 140-141 Follow that Road
I often go home to visit my family and friends in the New England area. Stepping out of one’s routine and into another place of Earth’s turning, naturally provides perspective. Distance from worn patterns of daily life creates an… Continue reading
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Days 138-139 – Fences & Flowers
This strange, even abstract, conjunction of fences and stacks of bamboo and vines and trees leads all the way back to a choir of tulips singing to us from beneath an inverted V. For people like me, everything… Continue reading
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Days 136-137 – Happy or Serene?
For those grounded in serenity every moment may not be happy but life itself is always rich. Instead of grieving the past or worrying about the future, their serenity gives them the gift of grace in every present. Continue reading
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Days 134 -135: The Soft Grace of Your Smile
This Sunday, people near and far will be spending time with or thinking of their Mothers. On a personal note, I just returned home from visiting my mother in Vermont. In the 96th year of her life, I could… Continue reading
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