Caregiving
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Days 214-216 – Daughters & Caregivers
All the characteristics we would want in our own caregiver are present with our daughter as she expresses her love to her child. Continue reading
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Day 189 – The Mystery of the Hugging Saint
Perhaps what Amma teaches us more than anything is the enormous power each of us has to heal each other. We do this when we allow Love to travel through us, from our eyes, through our touch, or through a… Continue reading
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Days 176-177 – What is Real?
One of the fascinations for caregivers who are present to the dying is the notion of what happens in that split-second when life leaves a human being. It can be a sacred moment for anyone near. Or it can be… Continue reading
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Day 133 – Discovering Ubuntu
In the middle of our caregiving work, the wisdom of Ubuntu is a light that shines from a continent that used to be referred to as “darkest Africa.” Love brings light wherever life affirms her. Continue reading
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Day 63 – Finding the Right Distance
Only the best caregivers know when to move forward and when to stay back. Continue reading
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Day 48 – A Late Valentine
The Journal’s valentine message was an a caring tribute to family love, which continues to resonate with me, as I happened to receive a letter from my mom on Valentines Day. Mom is one who keeps the art of letter… Continue reading
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Day 17 – The Passion of a King
It took a sense of purpose, the full fire of passion, a complete realization of potential, a persistent commitment to hope, and the full presence of King’s being, for Martin Luther King, Jr. to lead the Civil Rights movement of… Continue reading
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God As Love
The last three words in the Apostle John’s first letter, “God is love,” are, to my mind, among the most important in all of the Bible. John tells us “who” God is. He doesn’t describe God as male or female,… Continue reading
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Writing History
The best way we can really honor our heritage is to build the present and the future on a new foundation of tolerance and Love. When that happens, we will truly be able to say that a new America has… Continue reading
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