Erie Chapman Foundation
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Days 259-263 – A Stirring Profile in Courage
[A Top 10 Column From the Archives] As you sit in comfort read this life changing account of super-human heroism by a tiny woman caught in a giant tragedy. Does peace arrive only when we choose to surrender, to let… Continue reading
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Days 257-258 Gift Yourself
As we greet this day, I wish for you moments of quietude, to simply breathe, a little space to release the stresses, the worries and the to dos. Pause for a moment with me. Breathe in deeply. Let that breath… Continue reading
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Days 250-251 A Reversal of Thought
I am discovering that in sharing ones' story, which often stems from adversity and the wisdom gleaned from the experience, a persons' light filled essence is revealed. This is a true gift to behold. To share our truth with another,… Continue reading
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Days 245-249 – “I hurt, therefore I am.”
One day during a class, someone referenced Descartes’ famous line, “I think therefore I am.” Instantly, Michelle leaned over & whispered to me, “I hurt therefore I am.” On September 19 a two-month show of my art, honoring the idea of… Continue reading
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Days 238-242 – Why Time Does Not Go Fast
“It all went so fast,” fools say, eyes ever-fixed on the clock, instead of the moment, crushing decades into one sentence.-Erie Chapman Continue reading
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Days 236-237 Never Forgotten
WHERE MANY RIVERS MEET All the water below me came from above.All the clouds living in the mountains gave it to the rivers, who gave it to the sea, which was their dying. And so I float on cloud become water, central… Continue reading
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Days 232-236 – A Life-Changing Question
“In this world/ we walk on the roof of hell/ gazing at flowers.” Might you illuminate the shadows in another’s life today & paint light into both your hearts? Continue reading
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Days 230-231 Turning Our Time on Earth into Gold
Earth into Gold O You who change earth into gold.And out of other earth made the father of humankind,Change my mistakes and forgetfulness into knowledgeJalil al-Din Rumi (1207-1273, Persia) It is easy it is to find fault with others, to… Continue reading
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Days 224-229 – The Rise & Fall & Rise of Hope
When “the world is too much for us” a caregiver’s kindness raises hope. Continue reading
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Days 222-223 Enlightened Caregiving!
Note: Special guest reflection offered by Terry Chapman: I’m sure you’ve seen the short video that urges you, at the time of an airplane oxygen problem, to put on your mask first—then help your child or other needy person. This… Continue reading
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