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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“If you want the truth, I’ll tell you the truth: Listen to the secret sound, the real sound, which is inside you.” -Kabir At the beginning of creation, many believe "a divine, all-encompassing consciousness took the form of the first and original vibration manifesting as the sound ‘OM’ "- A Holy name of God. When…
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“Can we face into our stories courageously and artfully enough to grow all the way into Radical Loving Care?”
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“Beds are among the most intimate places we occupy. We even change our clothes (or wear none) to sleep in them.” -Erie Chapman
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Watercolor "Jacaranda Tree Tops" by ~liz 6-17-12 Note: The following reflection surfaced for me upon reading Erie Chapman’s fine essay “Intimacy: The Sacred Encounter between Caregiver and Patient”, (June 8, 2012). It can be very difficult to stand present with someone who is suffering or within the poignancy of their dying. Our first inclination may…
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Beyond the borders of the body, and the brain it houses, lies mystery. Our minds try to figure it out. But the only answer is to yield to a “knowing” beyond analysis. -Erie Chapman
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“When work is a calling, loving care occurs naturally. “We are divine beings” and our divinity shines forth when we reach out to love another beyond our own needs and beyond the expectation of others.” -Erie Chapman
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A Father’s Day reflection
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Our health can change in a millisecond. Perhaps, a renewed awareness of this can awaken our deepest compassion for those to whom this has happened – on this day, in this very moment.” -Erie Chapman
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“The Servant’s Heart is the greatest gift we can have. It lives within us all. Yet, Radical Loving Care can only shine through us into this world when we look beyond the mirror.” -Reverend Erie Chapman
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[Thanks to Candace Nagle for serving as a guest columnist with this essay. -erie ] “All life has emptiness at its core. It is the quiet hollow reed through which the wind of God blows and makes the music that is our life.” Wayne Muller Essay written by ~ Candace Nagle Sometimes I find myself…
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