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Days 278-282 – Praying for our enemies?
Radical Loving Care calls us to heal even if our patient is hateful. That can feel harder for some caregivers than practicing curative medicine. And it is the calling of all who claim the title of caregiver. Continue reading
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Days 244-248 – Leaders MUST Have Compassion
We need a President who is a Caregiver-in-Chief as well as a Commander in Chief. Someone who leads with love, not fear. Continue reading
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Days 237-241 – That “Slant of Light” – Hope & Healing
One sentence the depressed never say? “I feel hopeful.” Depression is anger turned inward. Irritability causes the sufferer to drive away exactly those they need. Many avoid the depressed rather than offering the lifeline of their healing presence. Continue reading
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Days 230-234 – The Most Important Uniform in the Hospital
When I had the power to do so, I should have hung a giant picture at each of our hospital’s entrances entitled: “The Most Important Uniform in the Hospital.” Inside the frame, a patient gown. Continue reading
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Days 224-227 – Ancestral Gifts
Mary Lees Davis was my maternal great grandmother & mother of Ellen Murbach. What childhood memories of relatives are tucked in the attic of your memory? Which of your ancestors were caregivers? Continue reading
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Days 216-220 – The Truth Tellers & The Rule Breakers
“I was never more hated than when I tried to be honest,” Ralph Ellison wrote. If truth matters why does expressing it often require exceptional courage? We want to be loved, not hated. We want to be praised, not punished.… Continue reading
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Days 195-199 – The Quiet Heart of Humility
Humility runs so against the grain of western thinking that it requires daily practice to live it, to weave it into living love, to ease closer to peace. Continue reading
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Days 188-191 – Changing Bitter Harvests To Blessings
Disrespect wounds Humanity. Honor what you have had with work & relationships. Instead of blocking memories grieve & celebrate. Thank your lucky stars for how they shined on you for awhile. If you can do that magic trick, you will convert… Continue reading
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