Self Care
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Nourishing Our Roots Days 168-171
We use our God given Gifts to provide loving care such as the gift of presence one gives in a family or hospice setting, a hospice or the gift of management when one handles someone's business affairs. Or when a… Continue reading
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Happy Holidays to The Caregiving Family from the Chapman Family – Day 351
Whether your caregiving “family” is just you or teams of many, may you have the happiest of holidays.You are the heroes of life & you deserve a rest to care for yourself! Continue reading
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Days 210-214 – I love you even though…
It is easy to love you when you are kind & not when you are stern. It’s simple to love your wit & complex to comprehend your self-pity.I don’t like your anger, do like your apologies, don’t like you calling… Continue reading
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Days 199-203 The Wild Soul
We feel most isolated when we lose touch with beauty. God’s love frees our earthly spirits to “be wild” with our own love; to be drunk on Mother Nature. And to care for the suffering. Continue reading
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Days 105-106 – Perfect and Imperfect –
Value is created not by art appraisers or museum curators. It is created by you. Continue reading
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Days 69-73 – Why Don’t Caregivers Care for Themselves?
“You must love and care for yourself before you can love another. Love can only flow from love.” – Erie Chapman Continue reading
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Days 282-283 – The Magic Forest
Our humanity is tied to the earth… The forests of this world hold great magic. Of course, we need to draw near in order to witness his tricks. Continue reading
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Days 202-204 – “Be Wild, O My Soul”
We don’t create our own light. Instead, when we are open to God, Love’s light reflects from us to illuminate the darkness that shadows the lives of those who live in fear. Continue reading
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The National Pastime
But back in ’04 when the infamous “Curse of the Bambino” (created when Babe Ruth, the Bambino, was foolishly sold to the Yankees) was finally extinguished. So now, one would think that Boston’s faithful, including thousands of nurses, doctors and… Continue reading
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