… “After so much stress on the necessity of a leader to prevent his own personal feelings and attitudes from interfering in a helping relationship … it seems necessary to re-establish the basic principle that no one can help anyone without becoming involved, without entering with his whole person into the painful situation, without taking […]
wounded healer … henri nouwen … Read More »
… Giancarlo Cesana’s reflections on our limitedness. “Limits are our human condition, to be shared. This is the only way in which we can respect also the people whose limitations are apparently more evident than ours.” “If I am the ugliest man in the world, but the most beautiful woman in the world loves me,
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… burnout … compassion fatigue … brokenness … emotional fatigue … stress … anxiety … The paradox is that it is only through our woundedness that we are able to heal others. Frank Ostaseski discusses here. (scroll down a little to “Too of ten in care-giving …”) Rachel Remen discusses in a previous post. Leonce
we have many words to express our woundedness… Read More »
… the story of Vicky, a young lady with HIV, who is healed in her encounter with Rose … it is also told in Greater – Defeating AIDS, an award winning film at Cannes. Vicky is speaking at the Med Conference this weekend.
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“Being whole doesn’t mean being more than who you are this very moment. It means being who you are this very moment. It means accepting the parts of yourself that used to make you ashamed, or feel small. These are the parts of yourself that will allow you to connect to other people, allow you
on being whole … serving others from our need … Read More »
Frank Ostaseski’s Five Precepts of Service lend a strong foundation to the work of accompaniment … The Fourth Precept: Find a Place of Rest in the Middle of Things. We often think of rest as something that will come when everything else is complete, like when we go on a holiday or when our work
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Elvira Parravicini discusses Icarus’ fall and its relation to caring for those in need. “suffering and sickness are unavoidable and ultimately are the premonition of death. Chagall depicts the falling Icarus welcomed by the people of the town with open arms, with tenderness and compassion. In history, care for the sick came about this way,
chagall’s ‘the fall of icarus’ … Read More »
Frank Ostaseski’s Five Precepts of Service lend a strong foundation to the work of accompaniment … The Second Precept: Bring Your Whole Self to the Experience In the process of healing others and ourselves we open to both our joy and fear. In the service of this healing we draw on our strength and helplessness,
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We often best serve others through our own vulnerability, by opening up our own humanity (not by hiding behind roles) … Maria tells of how she healed a young boy through her own woundedness …
