Reflections, Holidays, Spirituality
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Days 69-70 – The Second Relationship – Caregiver to Caregiver
Love flows strong when its carriers are true. Continue reading
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Days 67-68 – The First Relationship – Caregiver to Caregiver
…the core relationship is caregiver to patient. It is in this encounter where Love can find its most sacred expression Continue reading
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Do You Want to be Right, or Honest?
"All we need to do is cleanse the door of perception, and we shall see things as they are-infinite." ~William Blake Increasingly, we live in a world of habitual thinking with all-or-nothing terms. Our mind interprets what we see by… Continue reading
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Day 64 – Love Amid Conflict
In the face of conflict, Love may elude us. Instead, arguments trigger fear and awaken our ancient fight or flight response. The inherent intensity of the hospital experience guarantees that caregivers will routinely encounter conflict. When arguments arise, the… Continue reading
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Days 62-63 – Inside the Four Relationships
Loving care doesn’t always take lots of time. It can come in an encounter as brief as a smile or a touch. Continue reading
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Days 60-61 – Sacred Encounters Through The Four Relationships
Any encounter can be sacred. Its sacredness depends on whether we are open to God. Continue reading
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Days 58-59 “Who Are You Reading?”
“There is no one so grateful as the man to whom you have given just the book his soul has needed and he never knew it.” Roger Mifflin (Bookstore proprietor and character in the book, The Haunted Bookshop.) … Continue reading
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Day 57 – Living Love, Not Fear: Breaking Our Patterns
We need to change our thinking patterns to live Love, not fear. Continue reading
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Days 55-56 – Love’s Human Flaws
We are vessels of Love. But, Love is perfect. We are not…Public examples can lead to our private, and more personal, understanding of Love. Continue reading
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Days 53-54 – Love’s Three Commandments Revisited With Three Symbols
This may be why Love comes via an open and humble heart and cannot be grabbed with the use of a closed fist. Continue reading