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Category Archives: Hope
Maya Angelou, an excerpt from “A Brave and Startling Truth”
We, this people, on this small and drifting planet Whose hands can strike with such abandon That in a twinkling, life is sapped from the living Yet those same hands can touch with such healing, irresistible tenderness That the haughty … Continue reading
Let’s live like we are blessed – because if we are here…we are!
Posted in blessing, grace, gratefulness, Hope
Tagged blessings, gratitude, hope, joy
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We are ready!
It’s wonderful. We are talking, meeting, eating with friends and families once again. We are striking up conversations with total strangers – at least I don’t think I am the only one doing that. As we are trying to return … Continue reading
Covid-19 and Stress
A resource for stress management.
Posted in anxiety, Covid-19, depression, Healing, Hope, meaning, stress, Suffering
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You Are Never Alone
I posted this a year ago. I’m going to leave it in the RESOURCES PAGE. Because, well … we’re still here in the middle of an ever-evolving pandemic. Again, feel free to download and share. Attached below is a resource … Continue reading
Posted in 2022, anxiety, Covid-19, depression, Healing, Hope, meaning, Nature, spirituality, Suffering
Tagged covid, lonely, support
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Resources to deal with Stress over the Holidays
As a chaplain I am constantly looking for, creating, and editing resources for staff, and patients and their families. I created a Holiday Blues resource for the Christmas/New Year Holiday season, and then I adapted it to be a more … Continue reading
Posted in Covid-19, depression, gratefulness, Healing, Hope, meaning, Suffering
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The nature of HOPE in an ICU
I am a staff chaplain in a hospital with four critical care floors and a cancer unit, and naturally I spend a lot of my time on those critical care floors. My time is spent with patients and families who … Continue reading
Storms
Subtropical Storm Alberto, May 26, 2018 An actual picture. Storm Ending BY JEAN TOOMER Thunder blossoms gorgeously above our heads, Great, hollow, bell-like flowers, Rumbling in … Continue reading
Be Still and Know
When I was teaching and leading retreats I learnt a beautiful way to pray the breath prayer or centering prayer. Using the phrase “Be still and know that I am God” start with the whole phrase, breathing in slowly and … Continue reading
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