Reflections, Holidays, Spirituality
Christmas, Light, Hope, Winter Solstice, Memories
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Days 13-17 – Why Lovers Never Lose
If you heal with love you always succeed, even when the patient dies. Lead with love & you will always “win” even if you get fired – for you will have lived Love. We get scared. We enjoy winning. It is… Continue reading
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Days 11-12 A Cold Winter’s Night
THE WINTER OF LISTENING What is preciousinside us does notcare to be knownby the mindin ways that diminishits presence. What we strive forin perfectionis not what turns usinto the lit angelwe desire. What disturbsand then nourisheshas everythingwe need. What… Continue reading
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Days 7-11 – The Ultimate Kidnapping
God alone rescues us from Earth’s kidnapping & restores what has been missing – unconditional love. Continue reading
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Days 5-6 Hope
Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul – and sings the tunes without the words and never stops at all. ~Emily Dickinson As we ring in the New Year I am reflecting on the idea of… Continue reading
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Day 365 & Days 1-4 -STARTLING GIFTS!
An orphan & a stranger delivered great & unforgettable surprises during an otherwise ordinary holiday flight. Read this week’s Journal of Sacred Work. www.journalofsacredwork.typepad.com Continue reading
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Days 362-363 All that We Are
The priest at my little faith community experienced a serious stroke earlier this year, followed by another intracranial bleed, additional complications, surgeries and a grim prognosis. Miracles do happen; prayers are answered. Watching Peter’s miraculous progress month by month… Continue reading
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Days 351-355 – Hope Who is Love Who is God
And now, the eve of all hope. And now Hope is here. Continue reading
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Days 349-350 “The Sum of Light”
To understand Christmas is to come face to face with the incarnation. The very notion that God imbued creation with divinity makes everything we see sacred. Every step we take a pilgrimage to the divine.~ Joan Chittister Excerpt from… Continue reading
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Days 344-348 – Everyday Hope
Happiness is not the super hero whose muscle fuels life’s highest energy. Hope is. Many fail to appreciate that Hope heals. Caregivers heal with doses of humor & cubic centimeters of encouragement. Their leader’s job is to infuse meaning. Hire… Continue reading
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Days 342-343 A Deeper Truth
“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness cannot overcome it.” (Jn. 1:5)Excerpt of A Reflection Written by Jack Shea. Spiritual traditions interpret December as the season… Continue reading
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