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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Prayer All-powerful God, You are present in the whole Universe and in the smallest of your creatures. You embrace with your tenderness all that exists. Pour out upon us the power of your love, that we may protect life and beauty. Fill us with peace, that we may live as brothers and sisters, harming no one. O God of…
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Could a dose of positivity be as helpful as 5mg of Valium for a patient or 100mg of caffeine for a caregiver? Skeptics should consider the new scientific evidence.Yes & No are ways of thinking. It takes five doses of positivity to overcome one dose of negativity. “Yes” is love. “No” is fear.
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"Prayer is the bridge between our conscious and unconscious lives. Often there is a large abyss between our thoughts, words, and actions, and the many images that emerge in our daydreams and night dreams.To pray is to connect these two sides of our lives by going to the place where God dwells. Prayer is…
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Note: We are greatly appreciative to Guest Contributor Terry Chapman for offering this heartening reflection. "Effort and courage are not enough without purpose." John Fitzgerald Kennedy Life’s purpose is to live as fully as we are able: to love fully, work fully, and play with joy on our beautiful planet Earth. Love certainly comes first,…
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Where attention goes, energy flows. Pain is a petulant child. It thrives on attention. The more we give it the louder it shrieks.
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Our mothers (or your grandma ma) could not wait to try out modern inventions like a washing machine & dryer or dishwasher. Oh, the time it will save! You will be able to kick back, soak up the sun and blissfully read books or enjoy your leisure in countless ways. Huh? What happened? How about…
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God’s protection can feel tenuous when we are nailed to the cross of a hospital bed or suffering torture in prisons where love ends & evil begins. LIfe’s waterfall shines with fire as well as light. The handless clock of Eternity’s angel assures us that our spirit is timeless.
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The appearance of a Sweet Bay leaf in February is a symbol of a southern joy – early springs. Below her new green body lifeless remnants of last autumn litter the ivy. Hospitals are homes of both first & final days. One way we reinforced the sacredness of caregiving at Baptist Hospital in the…
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Two sticks of gum, a ball of twine, an old school medal, a pocket watch, and two soap carvings of a curious boy and girl. All mysterious treasures left and meant to be found in the knothole of a grand tree by Scout and Jem Finch. When I drew this tree, I thought of those…
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“Radar dodgers are below average employees who seek to save their job by avoiding responsibility & blaming others. Patients want & deserve excellence.
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