Erie Chapman Foundation
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Thankfulness!
We are fortunate when we are able to provide loving care for another human being. However, we must give ourselves loving care before others so that our reserve of physical, emotional, and spiritual energy levels are high enough to match… Continue reading
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The Universal Santa
Love is the universal Santa. Anyone who lives that will have a sacred and magical holiday. Continue reading
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Making Music In The Heart
The arrival of winter’s dark sky signals communities around the world to look to the miracle of light as a sign of rebirth and a source of hope. We celebrate the promise of new life, and we recommit ourselves to… Continue reading
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A Double Drowning: Lightning Leadership During Trailing Thunder
Do we learn crisis behavior in childhood or later on? When Emergency delivers its lightning strikes, who steps forward to lead amid the trailing thunder? Continue reading
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The Miracle of Kindness
Kindness One never knowsHow far a word of kindness goes;One never seesHow far a smile of friendship flees.Down, through the years,The deed forgotten reappears. One kindly wordThe souls of many here has stirred.Man goes his wayAnd tells with every passing… Continue reading
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The Day I Won The Lottery
Realizing your calling is better than winning the lottery. We tried our best to help thousands. And did. Continue reading
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Who We Truly Are
We do not become healers.We came as healers. We are.Some of us are still catching up to what we are. We do not become storytellers.We came as carriers of the storieswe and our ancestors actually lived. We are.Some of us… Continue reading
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Radical Hope Starts With Reality
Two sentences lead us to Life’s fountainhead: “Hope starts with reality. Fear is a bad advisor.” Continue reading
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Cultivating Gratitude
I was listening to one of Tara Brach’s podcasts on cultivating gratitude this morning. I would like to share just a few pearls in what I heard. "There is an oft-quoted Taoist saying that every human life contains 10,000 joys… Continue reading
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Does A Hospital Leader Matter?
The failure to appreciate the impact of leaders on energy places imperils every corner of healthcare. Continue reading
Journal of Sacred Work 