Caregivers have superpowers! Radical Loving Care illuminates the divine truth that caregiving is not just a job. It is Sacred Work.
The Open Forum is an opportunity for you to post a comment on whatever you would like. A good choice might be for you to mention a caregiver whose presence you value and to describe why you think that caregiver has such a sense of grace.
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Thank you,
Erie
I had the great opportunity to be reminded this week of the importance of presence as I attended your retreat. When we talk of presence, often it is described as something that is turned on and off as if it were a light switch. What I am discovering and cultivating is the essence of being a healing presence. That whenever I am with someone else, I am able to provide a comfortable and healing space for us. That means that I must also be present to my own needs and honor them. Portions of a poem entitled “The Winter of Listening” by David Whyte are present to me today.
What is precious
inside us does not
care to be known
by the mind
in ways that diminish
its presence.
All those years
listening to those
who had
nothing to say.
All those years
forgetting
how everything
has its own voice
to make
itself heard.
All those years
forgetting
how easily
you can belong
to everything
simply by listening.
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Whenever I think of presence and grace I think of my dear friend and physician Mary Setonis. She brings grace and light wherever she goes. She is a true healer.
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