Reflections, Holidays, Spirituality
Christmas, Light, Hope, Winter Solstice, Memories
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245-246 International Caregivers Day
"A golden thread of loving care connects us all." -Erie Chapman August 26 was Mother Teresa's birthday and what better way to honor her memory then to celebrate Radical Loving Care and the contributions of caregiver's from around the world.… Continue reading
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Days 240-244 – International Caregivers Day & Ocean Magic
Because August 26 is International Caregivers Day (created by the Journal to celebrate caregivers everywhere) we are adding this recognition to this week’s essay on the ocean. “Were you born from the earth or is it the sea that brought… Continue reading
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Days 238-239 – Beauty Unfinished
Is anything you do every truly complete? How many things have you discarded as unfinished & thus missed the muffled voice of their song? Continue reading
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Days 233-237 – Salvation for what is hard to bear?
“Other than hopelessness, humiliation may the hardest brew to swallow. It is the fire the ego fears most.” – Erie “Chip” Chapman Continue reading
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Days 226-230 Love & Murder
“Medicine can cure. Only love can ignite your greatest energy – the healing power that lives in your heart. .” -Erie Chapman Continue reading
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Days 224-225 Her Blessing
Magdalene’s Blessing You hardly imagined standing here, everything you ever loved suddenly returned to you looking you in the eye and calling your name. And now you do not knowhow to abide this ache in the center of your… Continue reading
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Days 219-223 – Ego vs. Arrogance – Does your ego get a bad rap?
“Arrogance is as insidious as ego is natural. Arrogance seeks attention at the expense of others. Ego appreciates attention honestly earned. Wisdom does not allow joy to be determined by praise or blame.” – Erie Chapman Continue reading
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Days 217-218 Two Languages
“What if it turns out that faith is truly existential, not a leap of faith, which is actually a leap to belief, but a reality, already there for us to notice and accept?” Paul Martin As I read Paul Martin’s… Continue reading
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Days 212-216 – The Quantum Energy in a Smile
“Whether offered to a tiny group or an entire population, smiles transform energy. Try one on right now and watch the light rise.” -Erie Chapman Continue reading
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Days 210-211: In Simple Ways
“However many years she lived, Mary always felt that she should never forget that first morning when her garden began to grow.” ~Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden It is hard to let go of someone you love. In a… Continue reading
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