Erie Chapman Foundation

  • Days 321-325 – Why Dimples Are Lucky

    Caregiving lands you amid suffering. It also empowers you to deliver magic in seconds.  You may not have dimples, but if you have spent most of your life brightening other’s moments you are very lucky.  Continue reading

  • Days 319-320 The Little Things

    Practice Mindfulness Every Day Don’t just have minutes in the day; have moments in time. Balance out any bad with the good you can provide. Know that you are capable of amazing results. Surprise yourself by discovering new strength inside.… Continue reading

  • Days 314-318 A Healing Moment

    Contrary to most, I dread fall & even labeled it The Dying Season. A single healing moment changed that. This week’s Journal explains. Continue reading

  • Days 312-313 Moving Forward in Unity

    During this time of turmoil, great division  and upheaval in our country may our prayers be heard and may we move forward to restore unity, peace and reconciliation as a country and as a people. Help us to remember… and… Continue reading

  • Days 307-311 – The 85/15 Rule

    Do you love anyone enough to put up with whatever percent of their behavior you cannot stand? That is relationship’s ultimate question. The answer turns on a strange equation that mixes logic with something that has no logic: Love. Continue reading

  • Days 300-304 – Creativity: Where Does It Come From?

    I am forever encouraging people to do more than just split-second looking. Watch children create & you will rediscover the source of your own creativity. In these times, imagination can be our salvation. Continue reading

  • Days 298-299 A Warm Blanket

    In my greatest moment of uncertainty, I was given a warm blanket. When the nurse covered me in it, I almost immediately stopped shaking. Holding the soft edges, my unsteady hands were anchored. “Thank you,” I managed to say without… Continue reading

  • Days 293-297 – One of Your Angels*

    Let David Whyte’s light shine into your life & you will experience the soul-refreshing presence of one of your angels. Continue reading

  • 291-292 Honoring Indigenous People and Native Land

    The 2nd Monday in October is celebrated as Indigenous People’s Day  to honor Native American people and to commemorate their histories and cultures. The Great Spirit Prayer Oh, Great Spirit, whose voice I hear in the wind, whose breath gives… Continue reading

  • Days 286-290 – Mirrors & Windows

    Behind every hospital window dwells a patient cut off from health & home. The mirror tells them what we must always remember: they are more than a diagnosis. If we look with love through the windows of our eyes into the… Continue reading