Changing means acquiring the courage to take off our masks and shed our disguises so that our truest self may shine through.

We have beautiful secrets within us that we need to share.

We need to listen to the voice of our own uniqueness and share it with those in need.

We need to shake off the distraction of the things of this world so that we may truly live love.

Do we have that kind of strength to live peace when confronted by a rude and angry patient or family member. Can we cultivate inner peace so powerfully that we may find love’s strength in future confrontations? -Erie Chapman

Perhaps we should leave nature alone. But it’s hard not to personalize our experience of her. And its hard not to take the deaths of patients personally.

Presence to the ordinary helps us see the extraordinary.

Random encounters that are brief and forgettable help us to understand the role of deeper encounters.

When we surrender to love, we are trusting with the innocence of children.

The call of caregivers is to see the divine in the ugly