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Category: Spirituality in Health

The soulfulness of boots, books and Bluck
Church

The soulfulness of boots, books and Bluck

Posted on December 14, 2020December 17, 2020 by Sande Ramage

You might not immediately associate RM Williams’ boots with soul but for me they’re a potent symbol of the need to be grounded. To prioritise soulfulness over spiritual flights of fancy. Trading in my old pair was something of a…

Fast Backward: by Rabbi Karen B. Kaplan, hospice chaplain
Compassion

Fast Backward: by Rabbi Karen B. Kaplan, hospice chaplain

Posted on January 12, 2019January 14, 2019 by Sande Ramage

Welcome today to guest blogger Karen B Kaplan who talks about her role as being a midwife to rebirthing what has already occurred as she listens to people recount their lives as they move towards death. Juliet, the wife of…

No God without Godde
Church

No God without Godde

Posted on November 18, 2018November 18, 2018 by Sande Ramage

Standing up to speak I felt tentative, but it wasn’t the slight stomach turning before a speaking gig or worry about whether the technological wizardry would work. Instead, it was an awareness that the ground of my being was shifting,…

What is spirituality?
Faith

What is spirituality?

Posted on November 17, 2018November 17, 2019 by Sande Ramage

Spirituality may include (a search for) one’s ultimate beliefs and values; a sense of meaning and a purpose in life; a sense of connectedness; identity and awareness; and for some people, religion. It may be understood at an individual or…

Rethinking organisational capture, collusion and reciprocity
Compassion

Rethinking organisational capture, collusion and reciprocity

Posted on September 23, 2018September 26, 2018 by Sande Ramage

I have a dream that spirituality and soulfulness can be creatively reimagined for our time through inspirational workplaces that take meaning making, compassion and connectedness seriously as part of the deep, holistic wisdom we are rebirthing in our everyday communities.…

Oh Godde, my mum is dying
Compassion

Oh Godde, my mum is dying

Posted on July 25, 2018July 25, 2018 by Sande Ramage

Oh, Godde, whatever you are and I don’t know; my mum is dying. Maturity disappeared in one phone call when she said, I have something to tell you. No! I’m not ready. Too many memories of being held hurt soothed…

Out of the blue God
Bodies

Out of the blue God

Posted on July 12, 2018July 25, 2018 by Sande Ramage

Can you close the curtain? Sure. We call them the blue soundproof ones. Yeah, nah, not, it’s an illusion. (He laughs) So, what does God look like for you today? See that blue? Yeah. It’s like the sky and the…

Humanist chaplains help normalise spirituality in healthcare
Church

Humanist chaplains help normalise spirituality in healthcare

Posted on April 15, 2018April 16, 2018 by Sande Ramage

Lindsay van Dijk, a humanist, has been appointed by the Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust to lead a chaplaincy team that includes Christian, Buddhist, and Bahai members. As Lindsay told the Guardian, ‘A lot of people don’t have an organised faith,…

Secrets, God and broken glass
Death and Dying

Secrets, God and broken glass

Posted on April 8, 2018 by Sande Ramage

Everyone carries secrets.  Not necessarily the kind that titillate, but the ordinary, everyday ones that rise to trouble us like a recurring virus. The pain of regret, of knowing that our lives are not perfect, not even close but sometimes…

No religion but still soulful
Church

No religion but still soulful

Posted on February 25, 2018 by Sande Ramage

The moment arrived. I opened the New Zealand Census webpage, filled in my code and with one click of the mouse became a No Religion, one of the fastest growing groups in our community. To be honest, I didn’t feel that…

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