Erie Chapman
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Day 142 – Telling the Truth
Sensitivity to the world means we are continually at risking the bruises that come when our hearts are open. I don’t have an easy answer to this challenge. Perhaps, we are all too interested in having our cake and eating… Continue reading
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Day 141 – Compassionate Communication :-)
Compassionate communication is a core element in the practice of Radical Loving Care. How do we want to be heard? How are we doing hearing others? The answers to these quesitons are part of the practice of Living Love. Continue reading
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Day 140 – Presence to Still Life
Every museum holds paintings that frame the beauty that lives in ordinary homes. We call this paintings still lifes. These images help us pay attention to the everyday scenes that populate our own lives. Continue reading
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Day 135 – Uncommon Love
So many of us think that Love is obvious. So many believe that we all agree about the need for Love and no one will get in the way of its expression. Military leaders in the country of Myanmar (aka… Continue reading
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Day 134 – Spring Flowers of Love
Flowers appear as great gifts. Their beauty is freely available to anyone whose heart is open. Continue reading
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Day 133 – Discovering Ubuntu
In the middle of our caregiving work, the wisdom of Ubuntu is a light that shines from a continent that used to be referred to as “darkest Africa.” Love brings light wherever life affirms her. Continue reading
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Day 128 – Love & Sorrow
There are no medications to treat the loneliness and low self-image that led this mother of five to drug abuse. The only hope for the six people in this story lies in finding the healing power that only Love can… Continue reading
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Day 121 – Being Teachers of Love
If you are sincerely interested in learning the practices of loving care, start the daily or weekly practice of designing your own way of teaching using the Journal as your guide. This needs to be fun for you so create… Continue reading
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Day 120 – Renita’s Faith
The example of the Samaritan calls to all of us. Continue reading
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Day 119 – Guardian Angels & the Love Effect
Somewhat like the famous “Butterfly Effect,” each time an act of kindness issues from us, The Love Effect ripples like a warm breeze through the lives of others. It then returns to us with a healing brush across our hearts. Continue reading
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