Erie Chapman
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Days 185-186 “The Seven Powers of Radical loving Leaders” by Erie Chapman
Reflection by Liz Sorensen Wessel. “Finding meaning in our work fuels passion regardless of the job. Passion electrifies Erie’s exceptional book, ‘The Seven Powers of Radical Loving Leaders.'” Continue reading
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Days 146-150 – The Trick
“Time is a trick. But the biggest trick of all is reality.” – Dane Dakota, from the film, “Alex Dreaming.” Continue reading
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Days 132-136 – What lives in Negative Space?
Every good artist learns that negative space holds the key to positive space. “Empty” areas allow images to breath, notes to sing & caregivers to listen for Love’s voice. Continue reading
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Days 125-129 – Courage
“Courage is the measure of our heartfelt participation with life,” Whyte writes. But it is always easier to hide. Courage is a choice. The only way to live fully is to choose it. Continue reading
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Days 117-122 – 11 Truths About Imagination
“I am certain of nothing but the Holiness of the heart’s affections and the truth of Imagination,” Keats wrote. Imagination breathes youth & vitality into our lives – if only we will let it. Continue reading
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Days 109-114 – Between Easters: Love & The Harrowing of Hell
Earth’s hells are the asylums of the sick & wounded. Caregivers descend there each day to rescue us from our suffering. Continue reading
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Days 94-99 – “Just a bunch of rocks”
Words matter. Seeing a beach as “just sand” blocks Beauty’s embrace. Caregivers who label patients cannot heal. Compassionate language helps caregivers become healers. Continue reading
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Days 79-83 – How To Be Content
Offer loving care to patients for your own benefit, not just for the patient. Caregivers tell me that when they do that they feel…more content. Continue reading
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Days 77-78 Infinitely More
Note: offered by Liz Sorensen Wessel “The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.” Marcel Proust We are immediately disarmed by Finley’s charm and humorous recounting of his mansion metaphor. It feels… Continue reading
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Days 72-76 – Is Apple The New Apple? Can Compassion Survive the Robot Age?
Compassion expresses love to those in pain. If we become pain-free robots why would we need it? Are we too quick to claim that computers can never be programed to be creative & compassionate. If not not, can we say… Continue reading
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