Reflections, Holidays, Spirituality

Christmas, Light, Hope, Winter Solstice, Memories

  • Days 287 – Are We Gifts from God?

    As a child of God you are also a gift from God to the world. How have you unwrapped that gift & given the contents to others? How will you do that today in ways that will change both you… Continue reading

  • Days 282-286 – Your Truest Voice

     Frank Sinatra, Jr. (a classmate in the early 1950s) so successfully mimicked his dad’s voice that he never found his own. So many of our truths are drowned because we are afraid to speak them. The greatest value of an… Continue reading

  • Days 275-279 – Impressions

    The early impressionist painters taught us to see differently. Impressionism can also teach caregivers that every patient offers a surface impression hiding countless layers of humanity. Healing is a vast abstract painting. Learning its secrets requires deep devotion. Continue reading

  • Days 273-274 Turning People Into Trees

    When you go out into the woods and you look at trees, you see all these different trees. And some of them are bent, and some of them are straight, and some of them are evergreens, and some of them… Continue reading

  • Days 266-267 In the Thick of Things

    Spiritual awakening is frequently described as a journey to the top of a mountain. We leave our attachments and our worldliness behind and slowly make our way to the top. At the peak we have transcended all pain.  The only… Continue reading

  • Days 261-265 “Three Identical Strangers”

    You do not have to see “Three Identical Strangers.” But if do you will never forget it because you will be changed. Continue reading

  • Days 259-260 Within the Light

    It’s as if you are having a bad dream that you just can’t wake up from and I’ve entered into your dream to accompany you on this journey.  We both laughed amid the confusion that accompanies memory loss, and my… Continue reading

  • Days 251-252 Devotion

    Note: This marvelous Reflection is offered by Terry Chapman  Photo of Shackleton leaving Elephant Island to seek help  Care giving of all kinds can be seen as a loving act, whether it takes place in a hospital, a home, or… Continue reading

  • Days 246-250 – The Angel of Legacy

    Kindnesses bloom whether or not we know the identity of the planter. When the angel comes to lift you from this earth what legacy will she whisper to those that remain? The answer turns not only on what we have done… Continue reading

  • Days 244-245 Something Precious

    "I would see you as my friend, / That I may remember you are a part of me / And come to know myself." -Course in Miracles Prayer of the Person The person across from you is the greatest miracle and… Continue reading