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Hooky
I’m doing my best to play hooky. I watched the Red Sox win the American League pennant Sunday night instead of writing a post for you (and a sweet victory it was.) But hooky is always a hard thing… Continue reading
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Open Forum
Today is an occasion for you to share, in this space for caregivers, whatever is on your heart. Caregivers are often each others own best counselors. To make a comment, click on Comment (below.) You do not need to post… Continue reading
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What Stops Us From Helping?
Religious tradition suggests the Good Samaritan had the capacity to feel compassion. It seems however that today we are more likely to act from self-interest. How many times do we, like the travelers in the story of the Good Samaritan,… Continue reading
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Fellowship of the broken
he geometry of Love is circular. That is the reason why Love never ends. When we sit in a circle and share, Love is awakened. She travels with us as we listen, share, and find ourselves refreshed. Continue reading
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Sports Insanity
It’s fun to watch games. And I hope you will cheer for the Red Sox (currently down 2-1 against Cleveland.) But the real victors every night and day are America’s caregivers – the ones who dress the world with Love. Continue reading
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California Daze
Caregivers need to be able to live some “California days” in order to sustain us through winter nights. The way for us to do this is to cultivate Love. Love rejoices in the kind of weather that shinned across Tennessee… Continue reading
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Open Forum for Caregivers
My younger sister, Martha, is a caregiver in many ways. First, she works at a large hospital and cares for hundreds of people each day who come to her desk seeking information, help, and support. Second, she looks after… Continue reading
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Days of Affliction
For caregivers, there will never be enough help or enough Love to dissolve this suffering. And we must never give up trying to be agents of loving care, even though we will, as I did with the old man in… Continue reading
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Bringing Angels to “Codes”
When we wonder about the causes of caregiver burnout, we may need to look no further than this example. When caregiving is treated as a transaction, burnout will occur because transactions really don’t matter. It’s relationships that count. And Dr.… Continue reading
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Trusting Mystery
The caregivers who seem most joyful to me are those who respond to mystery not with hyper-analysis, but with gratitude. They admire the Glasswing, they celebrate great art, and they deepen their appreciation of the world by cultivating radical presence.… Continue reading
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