Journal of Sacred Work

Erie Chapman Foundation

  • Days 102-106 – Symbols of Love

    Joseph Campbell defined a symbol as “an energy evoking, and directing, agent.” Hospitals & hospices signal anxiety. The right symbols help Compassion defeat Fear opening the door to healing. Continue reading

  • Days 100-101: Kindness

    "No act of kindness no matter how small…is ever wasted." -Aesop An empathetic gesture, a word of caring or a random act of kindness can awaken one's heart. These experiences evoke a metamorphosis of sorts. Yet it is a very private experience,… Continue reading

  • Days 92-93 Hope

       What gives you hope?   Is it the dawning of a new day or the twilight of stars first twinklings?   A stranger's smile as you glimpse each other's soul in passing or quiet moments of solitude?   What… Continue reading

  • Days 86-91 – Hidden Genius

    There is a genius living in my backyard. It is this Willow Leaf Oak. He features his own brain & a trunk stronger than Goliath. Pansies adore him. Continue reading

  • Days 84-85 Sometimes

    Note: David Whyte's poetry, shared by Liz Sorensen Wessel l Sometimes if you move carefully through the forest breathing like the ones in the old stories who could cross a shimmering bed of dry leaves without a sound, you come to… Continue reading

  • Days 70-71 One Heart

    Note: shared by Liz Sorensen Wessel “For you must realize that earth unfolds its properties and powers in union with Heaven aloft above us, and there is one Heart, one Being, one Will, one God, all in all.” -German mystic,… Continue reading

  • Days 63-64 Let Every Ordinary

    Note:shared by Liz Sorensen Wessel: The Lenten season is observed by many Christians as a time of fasting and abstinence.  I used to give  something up for Lent as a symbol of my willingness to atone. However, in this latter part… Continue reading

  • Days 55-56 The Descent Home

    Note: Shared by Liz Wessel This is a beautiful dream offered by James Finley (via Richard Rohr, The Center for Action and Contemplation)  Imagine that you have a dream in which you are climbing a high mountain. The valley below… Continue reading

  • Days 35-36 The Beauty of Your Soul

    Shared by Liz Wessel: "FRIENDSHIP is a mirror to presence and a testament to forgiveness.” “Friendship not only helps us see ourselves through another’s eyes, but can be sustained over the years only with someone who has repeatedly forgiven us for… Continue reading

  • Days 30-34 – Who Should Lead Caregivers?

    “The difference between the right & wrong leader is the difference between sunshine & gloom. Leadership incompetency is a hidden health care tragedy. Nurses & physicians who achieved medical certifications were never tested for their leadership skills. Caregivers & patients… Continue reading