Erie Chapman

July 16, 2012

Days 197-201 – “Life Piled on Life” – Living What We Believe

“If we find Love in every moment, the courage to live with passion will follow. Fear can only birth despair. Love’s four children are courage, wisdom, passion and compassion.” Continue reading

July 14, 2012

Days 195-196 I am Love

"I Am Love"Author Unknown "Some say I can fly on the wind, yet I haven’t any wings.Some have found me floating on the open sea, yet I cannot swim.Some have felt my warmth on cold nights, yet I have no… Continue reading

July 9, 2012

Days 190-194 – Do You Call Yourself Beloved?

“Do you call your self beloved in this world? Love breeds Love. It’s absence nurtures hate and anger and gives birth to fear.” -Erie Chapman Continue reading

July 7, 2012

Days 188-189 A Unifying Force

"The goal of life is to make your heartbeat match the beat of the universe; to match your nature with Nature". -Joseph Campbell I have heard it said, and I believe it to be true, that the unifying force… Continue reading

July 2, 2012

Days 183-187 The Self We Don’t Know

“Suffering is our hardest teacher. The lessons are expensive. Why cast aside what our pain has taught us?” – Erie Chapman Continue reading

June 28, 2012

Days 179-180 – Sacred Story

“Can we face into our stories courageously and artfully enough to grow all the way into Radical Loving Care?” Continue reading

June 23, 2012

Days 174-175 – Beyond the Mere Confines of Words

Watercolor "Jacaranda Tree Tops" by ~liz 6-17-12 Note: The following reflection surfaced for me upon reading Erie Chapman’s fine essay “Intimacy: The Sacred Encounter between Caregiver and Patient”, (June 8, 2012). It can be very difficult to stand present with… Continue reading

June 18, 2012

Journal of Sacred Work