Journal of Sacred Work
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Days 114-115 Everything is Holy Ground
“Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect.” Chief Seattle Earth Day, 4/22/2021 and… Continue reading
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Days 107-108 Caregiver Renewal
Note: Guest reflection by the high spirited and kind-hearted Terry Chapman! Now that we see light ahead of us in this tunneling virus, and feel somewhat better about our collective futures–what next? How can we focus on positive, productive life… Continue reading
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Days 100-101 What Can I Offer?
As I reflected on this question, what can I offer? I thought about Easter, new life, transformation… National Poetry month…. Earth Day is in April… I thought about care of creation… I thought about springtime… and all these ideas pointed… Continue reading
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Days 92-93 Beginning to Sing
Let's not get swept away and lose sight of sweet delights. Spring is here. Mother Earth is giving birth to Iris, Buttercup, Rose and Jasmine. Are we going to visit these little bundles of joy? These exquisite miracles of… Continue reading
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Days 86-87 In Your Hands
As the seasons change from Winter to Spring, earth is full of beautiful reminders of a movement from darkness to light and of new pathways for being in this world. After a year of responding, serving and walking through… Continue reading
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Days 79-80 The Land of a Thousand Welcomes
In honor of St Patrick’s Day, I thought I would share a snippet from my family history. My maternal grandmother, Kate was born in Ireland and she set sail for America, by herself when she was just seventeen. She worked… Continue reading
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Days 65-66 Seedlings
If any of the short sentences that follow appeals to you, place it in your heart and ponder on its inner meaning. This will cause its inner truth to germinate and grow… Seedlings by Anthony De Mello Do not force it… Continue reading
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Days 58-59 For Love of the World
I salute you. I am your friend, and my love for you goes deep. There is nothing I can give you which you have not. But there is much, very much, that, while I cannot give it, you can take.… Continue reading
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Days 51-52 Resilience
Resilience: nounThe capacity to recover quickly from difficulties, toughness. The ability of a substance or object to spring back into shape; elasticity. On the eve of a huge ice storm last week, I met virtually with Oregon colleagues to plan… Continue reading
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