Journal of Sacred Work

Reflections, Holidays, Spirituality

Christmas, Light, Hope, Winter Solstice, Memories

  • Days 36-37 Grief is Love

    Good morning, friends near and far, As we navigate through the unrelenting challenges of this global pandemic and the impact on individuals, families, communities and countries. there is greater awareness of our interdependence and the need to help each other… Continue reading

  • Days 29-30 Deepest Thanks to Caregivers

    In this fragile frontier-place, your kindnessBecomes the light that consoles the broken-hearted,Awakens within desperate stormsThat oasis of serenity that callsThe spirit to rise from beneath the weight of pain,To create a new space in the person’s mindWhere they gain distance… Continue reading

  • Days 22-23 The River of Life- A Guided Meditation

    I wish to share this story by author John Perricone: Several years ago, as a teacher, I invited a Buddhist monk to speak to my Senior elective class, and quite interestingly, as he entered the room, he did not say… Continue reading

  • Days 15-16 A Cup of Loving Kindness

    God is love. Various Faith traditions hold distinct beliefs and images for God, but one unifying source is an all-inclusive love, an expansive circle that includes all that lives. God is a mystery and beyond our ability to ever fully… Continue reading

  • Days 8-9 Standing At The Door of Your Heart

    "The goal of life is to make your heartbeat match the beat of the universe, to match your nature with Nature."~ Joseph Campbell Amanda Gorman does Just that in her  poem, "New Year's Lyric. " Listen has she captures your… Continue reading

  • Days 1-2 “The Gift of Friendship”

    "Remember, no man is a failure who has friends." Mark Twain For many of us, Frank Capra's holiday classic “It’s A Wonderful Life” is an all-time favorite. The story overflows in richness and meaning as George Bailey (Jimmy Stewart) contemplates… Continue reading

  • Days 352-365 Come.. Peace…

    Excerpt from the beautiful poem Amazing Peace by Maya Angelou  We beckon this good season to wait a while with us.We, Baptist and Buddhist, Methodist and Muslim, say come.Peace.Come and fill us and our world with your majesty.We, the Jew… Continue reading

  • A Guaranteed Laugh With a 6 Month Old! – Days 348-351

    Want a Happy Holiday? Let Santa come down the chimney & laughter come through this screen. This 30 seconds of hilarity staring my youngest granddaughter is sure to help. Continue reading

  • Days 345-346 Softening to Life

    As Christmas draws near, we can prepare our hearts to celebrate the birth of Christ, of Love in our midst. As a  people of various cultures, faiths and family traditions, we enjoy partaking in the holiday festivities. No one can… Continue reading

  • Days 338-339 A Constancy of Purpose

    “Skin had hope, that's what skin does. Heals over the scarred place, makes a road.”  ~ Naomi Shihab Nye (from 19 Varieties of Gazelle: Poems of the Middle East.) I write to you in the early hours of the morning.… Continue reading