Erie Chapman Foundation
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Days 79-80 The Land of a Thousand Welcomes
In honor of St Patrick’s Day, I thought I would share a snippet from my family history. My maternal grandmother, Kate was born in Ireland and she set sail for America, by herself when she was just seventeen. She worked… Continue reading
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Day 78 – Fine Art Friday: “…a [spring] sea of miracles” – Poetry from James Lee Worrell
We humans act similarly to adapt to culture. Yet, we see the world in such different ways. The more sensitive the being, the richer the view. Today, James Lee Worrell shares a poem. Continue reading
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Days 74-77 One Swing
For a moment, the subject was not the pandemic or politics or war. It was that something happy happened to somebody, anybody. Something they could celebrate as well. Continue reading
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Days 67-71 – Deep Comfort
Cynics are incapable of experiencing deep comfort. True healers help sufferers to trust what they cannot see, to see Beauty that is right before their eyes, to hope for miracles because life itself is a miracle & to find… Continue reading
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Days 60-64 “Love After Love”
How can there be Love AFTER Love? Derek Wolcott answers that brilliantly. In so doing, he gives us a gift beyond measure. Continue reading
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Days 58-59 For Love of the World
I salute you. I am your friend, and my love for you goes deep. There is nothing I can give you which you have not. But there is much, very much, that, while I cannot give it, you can take.… Continue reading
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Days 53-57 – Quandaries
All memory problems are not due to disease or aging! Consider all the information older people have learned? So cut older folks a break. Dementia is not always the cause of a memory blip. Continue reading
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Days 51-52 Resilience
Resilience: nounThe capacity to recover quickly from difficulties, toughness. The ability of a substance or object to spring back into shape; elasticity. On the eve of a huge ice storm last week, I met virtually with Oregon colleagues to plan… Continue reading
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Days 46-50 Agathokakological: The Only Word Describing Human Nature
Since caregiving can dominate your whole life it may be wise to accept that no one (not even doctors) is perfect. Continue reading
Journal of Sacred Work 