Journal of Sacred Work

Love

  • The Beauty of Orchids: A Caregivers’ Reflection

    Sometimes, on special occasions, I’ve been gifted with a beautiful orchid. Yet once the blossoms fell, the plant would soon follow. Over time, I found myself offering outward gratitude while inwardly cringing; Oh no, I’m going to kill another orchid.… Continue reading

    The Beauty of Orchids: A Caregivers’ Reflection

  • It Matters Where We Stand

    Robin Wall Kimmerer, a renowned Potawatomi botanist, professor, and author of Braiding Sweetgrass and The Serviceberry, beautifully intertwines Indigenous wisdom with scientific knowledge. Through her work, she invites us to reconsider our relationship with the living world. Rather than viewing… Continue reading

    It Matters Where We Stand

  • Unseen Acts of  Caregiver Courage – Two Stunning Stories

    Two Stunning Stories Stories that are shocking elsewhere are so commonplace in hospitals that their meaning is often lost. I re-raise the stories below as remarkable examples of two different kinds of courage. Some I witnessed during my career-long practice… Continue reading

    Unseen Acts of  Caregiver Courage – Two Stunning Stories

  • Who’s Listening?

    If “pearls of wisdom” were real gems any caregiver who listened to our alumni’s lives would be rich. We amassed vast collections of these pearls. Now, we offer them at no cost. Who’s taking them? All that wisdom. But who’s… Continue reading

    Who’s Listening?

  • Days 244-246 Part III Eternity’s Humanity

     Experiencing the presence of dear beings in eternity made my death experience a salvation. Clearly, the harder you work to process, not dismiss, what visits you from other consciousnesses the more fulfilling life becomes. Trying requires courage. Learning requires reflection.… Continue reading

  • Day 365- Day 4 – Have a JOYFUL New Year

    Happy is nice but joyful is better. Happiness is a bouncing ball that can sail out of bounds. Joy can endure. It is the light that does not go out when storms blow in. Happiness is fed by events without. Joy… Continue reading

  • Days 194-198 – Sensitivity Plants: Releasing Old Pain

    Sensitivity plants release leaves insulted by human touch. Then they grow new ones. Can we grow new strength by releasing the weight of old insults. Is it worth trying? Continue reading

  • Days 318-323 – “The Divine Blueprint”

    The more variegated & unusual our soul’s blueprint, the more courage it takes to live it. And the more dazzling the result if that courage & that destiny are embraced. Continue reading

  • Days 243-247 – The Sacred Pulse

    Amid life’s darker drum beats we can lift up the music of love & thus quicken the sacred pulse of God in our world. Continue reading

  • Days 236-240 – A Quiet Presence

    Molly Chapman’s life has become a ministry by example. Her presence to others is a testament to elegance & grace & a sermon on constant kindness. Continue reading