Erie Chapman
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Days 135-137 – The Art in Our Work
Beauty is always present in the middle of caregiving – sometimes in the midst of what seems like the greatest kind of drudgery. Continue reading
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Day 133 – “That Fierce Embrace”
At the Journal, we turn often to the gifts of David Whyte for the wisdom and art he brings. Continue reading
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Day 132 – Waiting For Justice – Respecting Every Culture
Across history, and inside our healthcare system, there exists a chronic human temptation that entices the powerful to oppress the vulnerable. All of us need to absorb into our hearts the energy of the second part of the three-part Serenity… Continue reading
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Day 131 – Waiting for God
Why is waiting so hard, especially for fast-food Americans? In Waiting for Godot, the characters wile away a piece of their lives waiting for someone who never comes. Continue reading
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Day 126 – Owing
Caregivers are called to give and give and then give even more. I send this gift to you, wishing you a heart that can hold joy next to any sorrows that come. Both I and countless others owe you so… Continue reading
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Days 124 & 125 – Other Worlds
“I’m not always sure what’s going on,” Ayers says through the voice of actor Jamie Foxx in the new movie, The Soloist, based on the true story of the lives of Ayers and Steven Lopez, the L.A. Times columnist who… Continue reading
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Day 119 – Thank You
You are, of course my friends. We sit in a circle to contemplate & to speak to each other. Continue reading
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Day 118 – Pastimes & Poetry
For a brief time during the game on Sunday evening, I forgot that the next day was Monday. I forgot that my everyday work involves helping charities that deal with the worst kind of human suffering. Continue reading
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Day 117 – Watching April’s End
Part of the practice of presence is teaching ourselves to observe the earth as she changes. I never noticed the end of April until I sought to write about her demise. Continue reading
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Days 114-116 – Living in Emergency – Doctors With Love
The astounding documentary, Living in Emergency, screened recently at the Nashville Film Festival and hopefully in wide release soon, portrays the astounding efforts of the volunteers of Doctors Without Borders. One of those profiled, T.C. Krueger, M.D., is a Nashville… Continue reading
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