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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May the road rise to meet you,May the wind be always at your back.May the sun shine warm upon your face,The rains fall soft upon your fields.And until we meet again,May God hold you in the palm of his hand. -Irish Blessing This blessing was inscribed on a ceramic wall plaque in my childhood…
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The world we occupy is one we will soon leave. Meanwhile, I fancy finding secret doors here & there, walking through them & experiencing briefly what paradise offers eternally.
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Whoever has learned how to listen to trees no longer wants to be a tree. He wants to be nothing except what he is. That is home. That is happiness.” -Herman Hesse A mighty tree is as welcoming as a treasured friend, offering shade and inviting us to relax and breathe in natures goodness. When we…
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The leader’s most important job: take care of the people who take care of people. When people ask “How Did You Lead Three Hospital Systems to Success?” I say: If you want great care for patients then take great care of your staff.
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The home is the most intimate setting to receive healthcare. Caregivers (clinicians; we are all caregivers, one to another) who go into a person’s home to provide care, enter as stranger and quickly become relied upon as a trusted support to the person in need. Increasingly elderly people lack the necessary support to…
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We feel most isolated when we lose touch with beauty. God’s love frees our earthly spirits to “be wild” with our own love; to be drunk on Mother Nature. And to care for the suffering.
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"If you hear the song I sing You will understand (listen!) You hold the key to love and fear All in your trembling hand Just one key unlocks them both It's there at you command" Excerpt from the song, "Get Together" by the Youngbloods The fragility of this life reminds us of how precious our…
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"The ark of peace is entered two by two." A Course in Miracles It is easy to turn away from a stranger, the unknown other, from the faceless in a crowded sea of otherness. We may feel guarded, fearful or threatened that the other is out to do us harm or that they may want…
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Meanwhile the wild geese, high in the clean blue air, Are heading home gain. Whoever you are, no matter how lonely, The world offers itself to your imagination, Calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting- Over and over announcing your place in the family of things. ~ Excerpt from Mary Oliver’s…
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"An artist is not a special kind of person; rather each person is a special kind of artist."- Ananda Coomaraswamy A friend, mentor, artist and spiritual sage, Sr. Madeleva opened her "Art and Contemplation" class with the above quote. Her down to earth approach to life and warm hospitality created a safe space for childlike…
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