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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Note: offered by Liz Sorensen Wessel “The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.” Marcel Proust We are immediately disarmed by Finley’s charm and humorous recounting of his mansion metaphor. It feels good to laugh at ourselves, especially if we can relate to this story. However, Finley…
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Compassion expresses love to those in pain. If we become pain-free robots why would we need it? Are we too quick to claim that computers can never be programed to be creative & compassionate. If not not, can we say this will never happen across Future’s long arc?
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Note: shared by Liz Sorensen Wessel “For you must realize that earth unfolds its properties and powers in union with Heaven aloft above us, and there is one Heart, one Being, one Will, one God, all in all.” -German mystic, Jacob Boehme Lent invites introspection and an opportunity to self examine; to make amends with…
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Healing thrives when caregivers enter hospitals with the same reverence as they do churches. “There is no way that medical care can be limited to the body and be good medicine.” – Professor Stanley Hauerwas
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Note:shared by Liz Sorensen Wessel: The Lenten season is observed by many Christians as a time of fasting and abstinence. I used to give something up for Lent as a symbol of my willingness to atone. However, in this latter part of life my focus has shifted. Now, it is more about paying attention, of experiencing…
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Ordinary is a stealthy killer. He arrives quiet as a clock unheard until it stops.The photograph jars us. Do we need to be shaken like this to avoid death by a million blows from Boredom’s dull knife?
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Note: Shared by Liz Wessel This is a beautiful dream offered by James Finley (via Richard Rohr, The Center for Action and Contemplation) Imagine that you have a dream in which you are climbing a high mountain. The valley below is where you grew up, where you experienced pain and made many mistakes. You are…
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Must artists & healers (same thing) engage long periods of silence to sew Truth’s clothes? Is that the secret Springsteen, Sparks & loving caregiver’s know? Take 30 seconds to find out.
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Note: Shared by Liz Sorensen Wessel What do you see when you look at this photo? What stirs within? All those little shoes, that can hold such tiny feet, so soft and agile, just learning to stand and take those first few steps. Can you recall the exhilaration of a first step! Each is diverse…
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Facebook fans speed read. Favoring two line posts we rush to check as many as possible. Can we experience anything sacred “fast?”
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