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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Many of you have seen this intriguing and compelling quote in the journal before. The idea of seeing with the heart is at the core of radical loving care. Yet a story is currently circulating around the world about eyes and hearts that were completely blind to the desperate medical needs of another (see http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19207050/from/ET/…
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They are the magic moments in our lives. They are the times when every bit of our best energy seems aligned with the worlds best energy. Light and heat flow through us. The words used to describe this feeling never do it justice: euphoria, flow, the zone, ecstasy. None of these touch the essence of…
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The randomly awarded gifts of caregivers also need discipline in order to flower..
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Improvisation, contrary to what many think, requires deep preparation as well as courage. In order to know how best to handle a medical or emotional emergency, we must prepare our minds and hearts
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When caregivers act from love, they need never worry about the outcome. They never concern themselves with either praise or blame. Love is always its own best reward.
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Dr. Scott Diering is an emergency medicine physician currently living and working in Maryland.. His is a husband and father and author of the book Love Your Patients! In his book, Dr. Diering describes how you know when you have “arrived” as a loving caregiver – “You are a truly loving caregiver…when you defend your…
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Although there have been days when I wasn’t sure I had the energy to post another column, I suspect that I have been this Journals biggest beneficiary. One of the best ways to meditate on any subject is to write about it. Thank you for letting me do that across these twelve months.
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But some have abandoned the idea of precise translation in favor of interpreting the sense of a particular passage. While attending a Friday night music service at a local Episcopal Church, I came across this marvelous, poetic and entertainingly loose translation of Psalm 65. The Psalm was presented as a responsive reading. The source was…
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But the reason to see “Away From Her” centers entirely on its ability to move us. Writer-Director Sarah Polley guides us through the story with such grace and honesty that we can only reflect on relationship between love and memory. When memory goes, what happens to love? I can’t think how to answer this question…
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If you receive poor care in a hospital, don’t just write the CEO, schedule an appointment with him or her (unfortunately, it’s still too often a “him.”) If you receive promises for improvements, follow up to see if anything really changes. What has this strident message got to do with loving care? Everything. The voice…
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