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The World My Children Will Enter and The World They Can Create

December 15, 2021 CL Schilling Archive, Wholeness

A year before my grandfather died, I remember sitting with him on the front porch of his small Cape Cod style home in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. By his mid-eighties, he had

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The Gift of Receiving Unexpected Generosity From Others

November 15, 2021 CL Schilling Archive, Wholeness

A few weeks ago, I found myself needing to request a shift off at my hospital where I work as a chaplain. However, while requests are needed to be made

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Finding Family Healing Through Exploring Your Genealogy

October 29, 2021 CL Schilling Archive, Emotionality, Wholeness

It had something to do with a funeral—or so we were told.  But within the documents buried away in the Library of Congress lay a much larger story as to

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The Emotional Benefits of Hand-Writing Letters to Others

October 15, 2021 CL Schilling Archive, Emotionality, Wholeness

In a small, plastic box in my office closest sit a pile of neatly folded letters.  While the letters are old and the ink in some places is faded, they

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Permission To Grieve During This Pandemic, No Matter What It May Be

September 21, 2021 CL Schilling Archive, Wholeness

Since its arrival globally, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused economic and financial insecurity for millions of people around the globe while also resulting in a massive loss of life, both

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Contributing To Our Life Legacy, Creatively and Expressively

September 15, 2021 CL Schilling Archive, Wholeness

As a hospital chaplain, whenever I am called into the room of a patient who has died, I find myself tending to their family and others who are left behind,

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The Forgotten Lament and Lesson For Us Coming Out Of The Pandemic

March 15, 2021 CL Schilling Archive, Wholeness

Last week, I found myself standing in the hallway of the unit in my hospital which had been housing our COVID-19 patients since the pandemic began. At the height of

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The Importance of Showing Empathy During Collective Uncertainty & Grief

September 15, 2020 CL Schilling Archive, Wholeness

It is without a doubt that all of us are experiencing collective trauma stemming from this pandemic.  Certainly, those who have lost loved ones from this virus are carrying a

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Creating Spiritual Connections in Times of Uncertainty

May 15, 2020 CL Schilling Archive, Wholeness

Most of us in the U.S. are still in a sense of shock at how quickly our lives have changed in such a short time as the spread of the

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Inheriting Stubborn Hope During Challenging Times

April 15, 2020 CL Schilling Archive, Wholeness

During my senior year in college, I had the opportunity with several university students to interview older adults in a nursing facility about their experiences growing up not only during

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