Erie Chapman
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Days 57-61 – Surreal Gifts From the Sea
Ordinary is a stealthy killer. He arrives quiet as a clock unheard until it stops.The photograph jars us. Do we need to be shaken like this to avoid death by a million blows from Boredom’s dull knife? Continue reading
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Reposting of The Quiet Side of Passion – Days 50-54
Must artists & healers (same thing) engage long periods of silence to sew Truth’s clothes? Is that the secret Springsteen, Sparks & loving caregiver’s know? Take 30 seconds to find out. Continue reading
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Days 44-48 – The Wisdom of Slow
Facebook fans speed read. Favoring two line posts we rush to check as many as possible. Can we experience anything sacred “fast?” Continue reading
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Days 37-41 Gratitude or Pride?
Tethered to the earth we struggle to express ourselves with the best words we can find. What happens to your energy when you choose the word “gratitude” instead of “pride?” Continue reading
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Days 9-13 – The Marriage of Love & Need
This sacred encounter awakens every experience of our personal participation in the marriage of love & need. And it is the body language of these people that most nurtures our sense of the majesty & grace of caregiving. Continue reading
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Days 365 -1 “Light through a Gap”
Note: Written by Liz Sorensen Wessel Light through a Gap Light comes through a gap in the curtains:The promise of morning.Light comes through the flaws of our lives:The promise of love. ~ -Modern Prayer from Berlin, Germany We humans are… Continue reading
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Days 353-357 – The Gifts of Canine Caregivers
We yearn for unconditional love. Our judgement-free pets offer that. Patients often apologize for their appearance. Canine caregivers require no apology. Continue reading
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Days 346-350 – Saving A Child
Yvan was born with a death sentence. His crime? Club feet. American children receive love & treatment. In Yvan’s Ivory Coast village the tradition is to kill “disfigured” children. That was Yvan’s fate until he found a pair of angels. Continue reading
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Days 339-343 – The House of Surprise
“The passing world survives only in moments of absolute being…” To find beauty in the image of a woman interrupting the lines of a row of drinking fountains is a gift we can unwrap everyday. Thus, our “ordinary” workplace becomes… Continue reading
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