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Days 292-296 – Pieces of Love
“The heart is the whole thing. We are only pieces.” Rumi wrote. The 13th century Persian mystic wrote glorious poetry & not a verse of it is out of date. We want our hearts to be dwelling places for Love. Yet,… Continue reading
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Days 285-289 – The Healer’s Gaze
They gaze at each other, sunlit beings linked by blood, separated in age by three years & one month, joined forever in the love of sister & brother. Two-week-old Reed Chapman owns that baby’s ability to stare unselfconsciously because he is… Continue reading
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Days 279-283 – Always Dreaming
“We dream – it is good we are dreaming -/ It would hurt us were we awake…” Does Dickinson’s quote reflect how you feel? Was Plato right when he wrote that “All of life is a dream?” Continue reading
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Days 272-276 – Where the Temple Begins
There are hundreds of lessons that can be gleaned from watching geese in flight. Yet, the most important appears in three lines from Mary Oliver, “There are things you can’t reach. But/you can reach out to them, and all day… Continue reading
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Days 265-269 The Power of Play
“Perhaps, it is when we unite work & play that we do our best caregiving – for each other as well as for the patient before us.” Continue reading
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Days 258-262 – Delight & Mystery
Love holds us as close as we allow. She is Mystery & Delight – ready to wrap us in her veil of joy. The only question is whether we will accept her gentle invitation. Continue reading
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Days 251-255 – Passions
The question is not what do you like, but what do you love? Pick a passion & dive deep. Your life’s diamonds cannot be found on the surface. Continue reading
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Days 244-248 – A Life & Death Hypothetical
If an angel appeared & offered you perfect health to age 80 & a peaceful death on your eightieth birthday would you take the deal? Continue reading
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