Meditations
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Day 49 – Love’s Ideal
Love, remarkably, does not discriminate. She opens her arms to embrace the most unlovable-seeming among us as warmly as she does laughing babies. Her stream of kindness extends even to those of us who idealize her and yearn for her… Continue reading
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Day 48 – A Late Valentine
The Journal’s valentine message was an a caring tribute to family love, which continues to resonate with me, as I happened to receive a letter from my mom on Valentines Day. Mom is one who keeps the art of letter… Continue reading
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Days 46-47 – Open Forum
Today is an opportunity for you to share any thoughts you wish to offer on caregiving. Click on Comments, below.Thank you Continue reading
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Day 45 – A Valentine’s Day Prayer
The gifts of Love are the only ones that matter. These gifts are great, endless & the reason for our lives. Today, like every day, caregivers send loving gifts out not only to their families, but to their patients Continue reading
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Day 42 – Why Change is Necessary & Painful
When we fix our eyes on Love and understand the importance of Love as a purposeful goal, the pain of change becomes no more than a side effect. Continue reading
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Days 39-41- Open Forum
Today is an opportunity for you to post anything you think may be of help to caregivers. Click on Comments, below, to post your thoughts.Thank you Continue reading
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Day 38 – Risk Taking
This holding on, this letting go. These words are the title of a beautiful book of poetry written by Karen Updike. I thought of them as I read the latest journal entries and comments. Continue reading
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Day 37 – Love That Frees Us
Love is the only thing that can free us, but only if we are willing to be free. I used to think that everyone wanted to be free. It turns out this is not true. Freedom may feel like a… Continue reading
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Days 32,33, & 34 – Open Forum
This is an opportunity for you to share your thoughts with other caregivers. Click on Comments (below) to make your entry.Thank you Continue reading
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Day 31 – Perpetual Beginnings
As monotonous as some tasks seem, each time we do one of them we are doing that thing for the first time. The nurse, the surgeon, and the social worker interviewing her fifth client of the day would all do… Continue reading
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