Journal of Sacred Work
Caregivers have superpowers! Radical Loving Care illuminates the divine truth that caregiving is not just a job. It is Sacred Work.
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Category: Meditations
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Henri Nouwen has written of the mystery of the human heart in relationship to one another, and suggests our greatest fulfillment lies in giving ourselves to others. Beyond what others have asserted as a universal need to love and be loved, Nouwen believes we all have a simple and pure desire to give, even if…
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There are those who believe that our role in such situations is to be presence, but to understand that we cannot take the suffering away, we can only make it a bit more tolerable.
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Love drives away fear. Without Love, we are continuously vulnerable to fear’s dragon fire.
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What does Labor Day mean to you? Click on Comments, below, to share your thoughts with other caregivers.-Erie
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How do you find rest and peace? To share your thoughts with other caregivers, click on Comments, below.
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Most days, there is great satisfaction and even deep gratitude for the gifts we are able to express through care giving. Beyond that quiet acceptance of gifts received, it is important to also celebrate those gifts, even if in solitude, noticing and experiencing the goodness of life and work.
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It may be that when we spend too much time trying to be “onto something” we actually lose our connection to the dearest part of the world. When we can no longer connect to nature, we have separated ourselves from life itself.
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Great leaders nurture. Poor leaders intimidate. All of these same things are as true for parenting as they are for leadership.
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One of the most potentially useful insights shared in these pages in the past is a bit of wisdom that goes like this: Stress arises primarily from our efforts to control the behavior of others. For caregivers and leaders alike, this knowledge can be invaluable. New leaders (as well as some veterans) often…
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Change involves risk and ambivalence, but is it the very place where we may embrace and fully engage life.
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