Erie Chapman
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Days 12 & 13 – Places of Acceptance?
The choice for America’s charities is be places staffed by people who understand how to evaluate and treat, but do not judge and discriminate. The challenge for caregivers is to learn the difference between diagnosis and judgmental thinking. Continue reading
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Day 7 – Solitude & Being “onto something”
Solitude need not be frightening. Indeed, according to Merton, it is our chance to join with Love. After such solitude, perhaps we can return to the world as better prisms of Love’s light. Continue reading
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Day 365 – The Last Day – Creating Forts of Love
For adults, Love is the only pathway to miracles. Caregivers can ring their patients and co-workers with Love’s energy so that they feel, at least for a time, as happy and protected as a little four-year-old in a makeshift fort… Continue reading
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Day 364 – The Risk to Charities
The great Mozart understood that “Love, love, love is the soul of genius.” That is a secret each person may discover. Meanwhile, charities are vulnerable to destruction by leaders who treat their mission of Love as a meaningless slogan. Continue reading
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Day 363/4 – The Stages of Our Truth
So long as genuine Love is present, none of the concerns about her appearance are valid. Meanwhile, the forces of power, control, and narrow thinking will continue to block Love’s light from shining into most of Americas hospitals and charities. Continue reading
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Days 360-362 – 1929 and 2008 – A Tale of Twin Times
Caregiving will take on added meeting as the new year arrives. Continue reading
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Day 359 – Christmas Future
What we celebrate Christmas Day is the birth of Love’s child. Jesus is the personification of hope in the world. His example shines bright for all of us. Continue reading
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Day 358 – Christmas Past
Living near the vulnerable, caregivers will attend to the needs of those whose lives have been weakened by illness or injury. Most Americans, growing up in a country where most celebrate Christmas, will experience a time of remembering Christmas past.… Continue reading
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