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Days 278-282 Finding Your Soul
“Where there is spiritual affinity between two people, distance cannot block their presence to each other.” …Your body is a form carved in the air. But, your soul’s shape shifts, expanding or contracting based on whether you nourish it with… Continue reading
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Day 271 – The Call of Beauty – Another Day with John O’Donohue
Caregivers like you need Beauty in your life each day. Amid the ugliness of the illness & struggles of people you serve there may be days on which it is especially hard to touch that beauty. What grounds… Continue reading
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Day 270 – The Man Who Knew Beauty
“Everywhere there is tenderness, care and kindness there is beauty.” – John O’Donohue Continue reading
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Days 254-258 – Being “Different”
“What does society do with those of us who are “different?” Who determines the “norm” from which the rest of us are excluded?” Continue reading
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Days 247-251 – Invisibility
No one has written more powerfully about becoming invisible, a walking ghost, then Ralph Ellison. In Invisible Man his angry protagonist says, “I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me." The marginalized millions of the world… 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 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 204-208 – Second Looking, Second Listening
“If a movie is exceptional (Annie Hall, Casablanca & Citizen Kane come to mind) than you will likely see more in the second viewing than you did in the first. Freed from tracking the story line you can watch for… Continue reading
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Days 197-201 – “The Rush of Light” – How Do You Pray?
“Humility is a condition precedent to meaningful prayer. Not even God’s Love can penetrate the neon lights of an over-weaning ego.” – Reverend Erie Chapman Continue reading
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Days 190-194 – Honoring Sacrifice
“The Journal of Sacred Work also honors the sacred pain that our veterans endured so that we could live love in a free country.” – Erie Chapman Continue reading
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