Erie Chapman
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Day 30 – Changing Energy & A Gift From Whyte
In so many ways, we are how we feel at this moment. Our history is stored within us in every cell of our body. Our body may well remember what our mind does not and vice versa. But, our persona… Continue reading
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Day 28 – Self Compassion vs. Self Pity
The greater truth is that all of us are both suffering and filled with the potential for joy. When we feel kicked around by the world, it’s natural to retreat to the closest thing we can find to our mother’s… Continue reading
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Day 24 – Hinduism & Love
Although the practices of Hinduism may look very different from Christian, Islam, or Judaism, what matters is that this ancient faith is grounded in living Love. This sounds like a faith worth admiring rather than condemning. Isn’t this part of… Continue reading
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Day 23 – Loving Purpose – A Must-See Movie for Caregivers!
When is the last time a movie changed the way you look at life? That’s what the promotional language for the best film of the year says. They’re right. If The Diving Bell and the Butterfly is showing at any… Continue reading
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Day 22 – Our Legacies
Recognizing that legacies are sometimes about our egos, how would you like to be remembered? There’s an old saying that we are not recalled for what we did but for how we made people feel? If this is true, how… Continue reading
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Day 17 – The Passion of a King
It took a sense of purpose, the full fire of passion, a complete realization of potential, a persistent commitment to hope, and the full presence of King’s being, for Martin Luther King, Jr. to lead the Civil Rights movement of… Continue reading
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Day 15 – Purpose & Suffering
Perhaps our suffering shapes us in the way that a chisel sculpts marble. The pain of each blow makes its mark. And it is the repeated blows that bring real change. We may emerge stronger. Or we may emerge beaten… Continue reading
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Day 14 – Answer Quick, God!
We cannot hear the energy of God/Love in the middle of hurrying. As some sage has said, speed is not like the devil, it is the devil. Love appears only when we are fully present. Continue reading
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Day 10 – Trusting Love
She’s one of the most admired charity leaders in Tennessee and I’ve referred to her often – partly because she has a way of speaking in quotable phrases. So I listened carefully after I asked Rev. Becca Stevens (left) founder… Continue reading
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Day 9 – Preparing for Commitment – Continued
Whether our lives are suffused with bitterness, hate and apathy or flooded with compassion and Love, these things will be revealed in our lives and who we are. Even those who are skillful at hiding their hate will always disclose… Continue reading
Journal of Sacred Work 