Journal of Sacred Work

Reflections, Holidays, Spirituality

Christmas, Light, Hope, Winter Solstice, Memories

  • Days 271-272 At One with Oneself!

    Note: Guest reflection by the fabulous Terry Chapman PhD. To be at one with oneself should be a primary life goal.  But getting to that point in one’s life journey requires the courage to keep moving toward a more integrated… Continue reading

  • Days 273-277 “Provided we stay brave…”

    “The forest is mostly dark, its ways to be made anew day after day, the dark richer than the light and more blessed, provided we stay brave enough to keep on going in.” Wendell Berry Continue reading

  • Days 264-265 Come with Me

    This past week I've learned a little about the life of a remarkable woman, Maya Angelou.  So often our greatest hardships unleash within us our greatest gifts. When Maya was seven years of age she was raped and had to… Continue reading

  • Days 259-263 – A Stirring Profile in Courage

    [A Top 10 Column From the Archives] As you sit in comfort read this life changing account of super-human heroism by a tiny woman caught in a giant tragedy. Does peace arrive only when we choose to surrender, to let… Continue reading

  • Days 257-258 Gift Yourself

    As we greet this day, I wish for you moments of quietude, to simply breathe, a little space to release the stresses, the worries and the to dos. Pause for a moment with me. Breathe in deeply. Let that breath… Continue reading

  • Days 250-251 A Reversal of Thought

    I am discovering that in sharing ones' story, which often stems from adversity and the wisdom gleaned from the experience, a persons' light filled essence is revealed.  This is a true gift to behold. To share our truth with another,… Continue reading

  • Days 245-249 – “I hurt, therefore I am.”

    One day during a class, someone referenced Descartes’ famous line, “I think therefore I am.”  Instantly, Michelle leaned over & whispered to me, “I hurt therefore I am.” On September 19 a two-month show of my art, honoring the idea of… Continue reading

  • Days 242-244 Prayer for Peace

      Be generous in prosperity, and thankful in adversity.   Be fair in thy judgement, and guarded in thy speech.   Be a lamp unto those who walk in darkness, and a home to the stranger.   Be eyes to… Continue reading

  • Days 238-242 – Why Time Does Not Go Fast

    “It all went so fast,” fools say, eyes ever-fixed on the clock, instead of the moment, crushing decades into one sentence.-Erie Chapman Continue reading

  • Days 236-237 Never Forgotten

      WHERE MANY RIVERS MEET All the water below me came from above.All the clouds living in the mountains gave it to the rivers, who gave it to the sea, which was their dying. And so I float on cloud become water, central… Continue reading