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Days 94-98 – What We Don’t Know We Know
Since he is six months old he cannot “know” that the little girl is his big sister, that the woman taking the picture is his mother & that his mother has cancer (we seek prayers.) And yet he DOES seem… Continue reading
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Days 85-89 – The World’s Most Harmful Word
Could a dose of positivity be as helpful as 5mg of Valium for a patient or 100mg of caffeine for a caregiver? Skeptics should consider the new scientific evidence.Yes & No are ways of thinking. It takes five doses of… Continue reading
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Days 71-75 – Noon in Eternity – Old Cures for New Pain
Where attention goes, energy flows. Pain is a petulant child. It thrives on attention. The more we give it the louder it shrieks. Continue reading
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Days 64-68 – Self Dreams
God’s protection can feel tenuous when we are nailed to the cross of a hospital bed or suffering torture in prisons where love ends & evil begins. LIfe’s waterfall shines with fire as well as light. The handless clock of… Continue reading
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Days 50-54 – The Curse of the Radar Dodgers
“Radar dodgers are below average employees who seek to save their job by avoiding responsibility & blaming others. Patients want & deserve excellence. Continue reading
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Days 43-47 – You Are Enough
When you accuse yourself of unworthiness you are robbing your own spirit. Time to pay yourself back, to recognize that you are enough. You are, as Rumi writes, “the crescent moon put up/ over the gate to the festival.” Continue reading
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Days 36-40 – The Harmonic Cosmos
When Einstein was stuck developing his theory of relativity he often picked up his violin “to reconnect with the harmonies of the universe.” Radical Loving Care is a theory of caregiving. Healing is grounded in God’s love. Thus healing flows from… Continue reading
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Days 8-12 Morning Light
Does unwrapping morning’s gift “a ribbon at a time” take too long? Only if we have decided that rushing is more important than living. Continue reading
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Days 359-363 – Congratulations, You are Rich
It is the best gift you can receive & the hardest to accept. It is the gift of gratitude – from you to yourself. Breathe in the light that flows from every kind thing you have done. As you celebrate… Continue reading
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