Erie Chapman Foundation

July 24, 2022

Riverside Memories for ALL Caregivers – Days 206-210

Memory matters. It informs culture & the leaders who shape it. But no patient entering the ER ever asks, “Have you got enough executives here?” Continue reading

July 18, 2022

The WORTH of Self Worth – Days 199-203

Value yourself so you can to value others. Success lives in recognizing that no boss, spouse, lover or company can take your self worth. That is one thing we truly own. Continue reading

July 16, 2022

You are Perfect as You Are Days 197-198

Today I offer you a short video reflection called, “You Are Perfect as You Are” by Anna Galon and Green Resistance. It is so worthwile so I hope you will pause long enough to experience this! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2t2bJA4JMO8 For Further Contemplation:… Continue reading

July 10, 2022

The Greyhound & The Rabbit: What Brings Out Your Best? – Days 192-196

If a caregiver is only in it for money you are unlikely to experience their best. No amount of money can fill the void created when a caregiver decides “the rabbit is fake.” Continue reading

July 9, 2022

Famous: Days 190-191

Famous The river is famous to the fish. The loud voice is famous to silence, which knew it would inherit the earth before anybody said so. The cat sleeping on the fence is famous to the birds watching him from… Continue reading

June 30, 2022

“The Undressing” – Days 182 to 189

This pearl necklace of words begins: If love doesn’t prevail,/ who wants to live in this world?/ Are you listening? – Li-Young Lee Continue reading

June 18, 2022

Days 169-170 Our Father

“The longer we live/The more of your presence/ We, find laid down, Weave upon weave/Within our lives.” -John O’ Donohue As Father’s Day approaches images surface; weaving's of our fathers lives intertwined with ours; yours and mine, of fathers beloved, of… Continue reading

June 12, 2022

Journal of Sacred Work