Journal of Sacred Work

Radical Loving Care

  • Days 96-97 Life’s Best Medicine

    "Through humor, you can soften some of the worst blows that life delivers. And once you find laughter, no matter how painful your situation might be, you can survive it." – Bill Cosby I read the physical therapists report that… Continue reading

  • Days 90-94 – Abstract & Real

    We want order. We attach to what we believe is real. Difficult as it may be for some, the truth lies in sublime abstraction. -Erie Chapman “I marveled at the power of his quenchless spirit by which out of his… Continue reading

  • Days 88-89 – Love’s Energy

    John 1:1 IN THE beginning [before all time] was the Word (Christ), and the Word was with God, and the Word was God Himself.2 He was present originally with God. 3 All things were made and came into existence through Him;… Continue reading

  • Days 81-82 – Returning Home to One’s Soul Place

    Note: This essay is by guest contributer: Anne Milligan; artist musician, singer and a lovely soul. Martha Herrin Hollis is my maternal great-great grandmother from Alabama, which is one of many mysteries unfolding with the ancestry work. Isn't she grand? … Continue reading

  • Days 74-75 – Reminiscing or Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride

     My first car was a Volkswagen bug. I purchased it from a friend “as is” for $30. I was 17 and had just obtained my drivers learning permit. At the time I was living in Vermont, attending high school and working… Continue reading

  • Days 67-68 Divine Spark

    “To be human is to become visible while carrying what is hidden as a gift to others.” -David Whyte You are Divine; a divine spark and as your soul awakened Love breathed you into being. Sometimes internalized messages may overshadow… Continue reading

  • Days 60-61 – A Shifting Culture

    Evolving Cultures of Patient Safety Continue reading

  • Days 53-54 – Pure & Simple

    Last May, Woody and I befriended Brandi, a yellow lab, who we met at a local animal shelter. We were thrilled to take this gentle, sweet creature home with us. She is showered with affection and there is a natural… Continue reading

  • Days 46-47 -The One Less Traveled

    I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.   –Robert Frost As we… Continue reading

  • Days 41-45 – When Outward Action Changes Inner Thoughts

    Kindness and grace are not mere “tools” of caregiving but lovely ways of expressing our being. How do you display your warmth? – Erie Chapman Continue reading