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Day 92 – Projecting Light or Shadow
I agree with Parker Palmer when he says that “the great insight of our spiritual traditions is that we co-create the world.” And we do this, in part, he says, “by projecting our spirit on it – for better or… Continue reading
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Day 77 – How Art Awakens us to be Human
This is why all caregivers need to stay in touch with art. And it’s why it’s worth taking a glance at a five minute video of a community of actors who decide to challenge the routine of everyday by creating… Continue reading
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Day 70 – The Box
There’s a concept psychologists and organizational analysts have understood for a long time that can help all of us. It’s the idea that when we become angry or exceptionally emotional, our cognitive abilities are altered. In other words, our usual… Continue reading
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Day 65 – The Courage to Love
It takes so much courage to live Love, And it is the only worthwhile thing we do. Continue reading
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Day 58 – Finding Our Way to Faith
Great caregivers understand that those among us who are healed are not necessarily those who are cured. Instead, they are the ones among us have found a transcendent faith. Continue reading
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Day 45 – A Valentine’s Day Prayer
The gifts of Love are the only ones that matter. These gifts are great, endless & the reason for our lives. Today, like every day, caregivers send loving gifts out not only to their families, but to their patients Continue reading
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Day 42 – Why Change is Necessary & Painful
When we fix our eyes on Love and understand the importance of Love as a purposeful goal, the pain of change becomes no more than a side effect. Continue reading
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Day 31 – Perpetual Beginnings
As monotonous as some tasks seem, each time we do one of them we are doing that thing for the first time. The nurse, the surgeon, and the social worker interviewing her fifth client of the day would all do… Continue reading
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Day 23 – Loving Purpose – A Must-See Movie for Caregivers!
When is the last time a movie changed the way you look at life? That’s what the promotional language for the best film of the year says. They’re right. If The Diving Bell and the Butterfly is showing at any… Continue reading
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One Sunday Morning
One Sunday morning Father George began his homily by declaring, “My goal is threefold; 1) have something to say, 2) say it 3) and then shut-up.” This caused me to sit up at attention and listen to his message of… Continue reading
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