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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"When I walk outside the studio and a child comes up and gives me a hug… I know that is the field I want to be growing in. It’s not the fancy people in this world who seem to nourish my soul- I want to learn how to be the best receiver that I can…
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For our lives to matter you & I must believe we are people of value in a culture of meaning. “There’s a thread you follow. It goes among things that change. But it doesn’t change. People wonder about what you are pursuing. You have to explain about the thread. But it is hard for others…
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As I read Erie Chapman’s meaningful reflection this week it sparked and rekindled a cherished memory. I recall caring for a kind and gentle woman who I shall call Helen. She accompanies me on my life’s journey. The beauty of home care is that when you cross the threshold into someone’s home, into the personal…
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Note: Guest reflection by the fabulous Terry Chapman PhD. To be at one with oneself should be a primary life goal. But getting to that point in one’s life journey requires the courage to keep moving toward a more integrated life, built gradually over time, by engaging in genuinely unique personal and sometimes professional achievements,…
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“The forest is mostly dark, its ways to be made anew day after day, the dark richer than the light and more blessed, provided we stay brave enough to keep on going in.” Wendell Berry
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This past week I've learned a little about the life of a remarkable woman, Maya Angelou. So often our greatest hardships unleash within us our greatest gifts. When Maya was seven years of age she was raped and had to be hospitalized. The perpetrator was well known to her family. The man who harmed her…
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[A Top 10 Column From the Archives] As you sit in comfort read this life changing account of super-human heroism by a tiny woman caught in a giant tragedy. Does peace arrive only when we choose to surrender, to let go of longing?
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As we greet this day, I wish for you moments of quietude, to simply breathe, a little space to release the stresses, the worries and the to dos. Pause for a moment with me. Breathe in deeply. Let that breath expand and release a lingering anxiety…just for this moment. One moment… that leads to another.…
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I am discovering that in sharing ones' story, which often stems from adversity and the wisdom gleaned from the experience, a persons' light filled essence is revealed. This is a true gift to behold. To share our truth with another, requires a willingness to be seen in an exquisite, mutual vulnerability. This is where our…
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One day during a class, someone referenced Descartes’ famous line, “I think therefore I am.” Instantly, Michelle leaned over & whispered to me, “I hurt therefore I am.” On September 19 a two-month show of my art, honoring the idea of a female messiah, opens at the Vanderbilt Divinity School Gallery. It is dedicated to Michelle.
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