Erie Chapman Foundation
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What is in the Circle?
Maintaining perspective directly impacts our ability to practice life’s biggest key to happiness: gratitude. Continue reading
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If It Ain’t Broke, Make it Better! – June 3
Those who see no need to work harder to live love are, in important ways, not fixed but broken. Continue reading
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A Call to the More – Part 2 June 1-2
As I continue to reflect on my pilgrimage experience in Le Puy France and the impact it has had on my life, I believe it will continue to reveal itself over time. Nearing the end of our journey we particpated… Continue reading
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Called to the More: May 25-26
Journeying on a pilgrimage removes us from many of the aspects of our daily lives that help to shape our identity to include our family, friends, work and other endeavors. This stepping away invites us to center ourselves as we… Continue reading
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Compassion & A Happy Return – May 17-19
The best story describing compassion and what Radical Loving Care looks like is told in the 8 minute speech I gave recently at Riverside Methodist Hospital. Continue reading
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Take Care of the People Who Take Care of People – May 13-17
It is the most quotable thing I have ever said because it is true but not obvious: “the number one job of leaders is to take care of the people who take care of people.” Continue reading
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What Is It About A Mother’s Love? May 11-12
What is it about a mother's love that warms our heart when we remember that she always wanted the best for us? This Mother's Day, enhance your caregiving by recalling your mother's loving care of you. We know that when… Continue reading
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Are We Still Alive? – May 6, 2024
Of all the places I worked before or since, none meant more than Riverside and the OhioHealth system I founded in 1984 and left in 1995. A big part of me wished I could have stayed for the ride from… Continue reading
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As Only A Mom Can Do: May 4-5 2024
In a destructive hurricane in 1982, chickens were released from the captivity of coops across farms in Kauai, HI. Since then, chickens have roamed free on the island and there is a law that protects them from harm. We are… Continue reading
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