Walt Whitman
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“The Magnetic Flood of Sympathy and Friendship”
The requirement of professional distance for caregivers creates pitfalls. Too much distance seals off humanity. Falling too deeply into patient’s troubles can exhaust caregivers. Most of my fellow former caregivers at Baptist Hospital, Riverside Methodist, and Riverside Toledo found the… Continue reading
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Does Life Guarantee Joy?
Suffering comes to us all. But we have to work to find happiness. Judy Herendeen is one who has helped others on their journey to joy. Continue reading
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Memories of Work & Waves
One day, if you are lucky, you will be able to reflect on your career…your encounters with the waves that informed your life. What will stand out? Continue reading
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Reposting of The Quiet Side of Passion – Days 50-54
Must artists & healers (same thing) engage long periods of silence to sew Truth’s clothes? Is that the secret Springsteen, Sparks & loving caregiver’s know? Take 30 seconds to find out. Continue reading
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Days 319-323 Folds of Grace
Work at any job for ten, twenty or thirty years & it becomes hard to see the elegance around us. When we find it our days breathe meaning. The world harbors dark pain. The world offers startling folds of grace. Continue reading
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Days 352-354 – “The Rich Running Day” – Poems As Pictures
“When we smile, our whole body smiles. When we cry, our whole body grieves. When we embrace ‘the rich running day’ we are healed.” – Erie Chapman Continue reading
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Days 348-349 – Are We Dreaming?
“Time is a trick. But, the biggest trick of all may be reality…The only good choice we have in this world is to let our everyday choices be guided by Love’s energy instead of letting Fear’s energy shadow our days.”… Continue reading
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Days 65-67 – Peace in the Ocean
“I think of all of nature as kind and I love the passionate energy in storms.” -Reverend Erie Chapman Continue reading
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Day 82 – Memories of Waves & Work
Each of us lives so much of our lives in the middle of our jobs rather than at home. When our work nears its end or reaches it, what will you remember? Will you recall the joys of working alongside… Continue reading
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