Caregiving

  • The Alumni Reunion

    What Are We Thinking?:-) Hard to admit, but when I went back to RMH in 2015 I encountered several “old” partners. One of them saw my white hair and wrinkles, did not recognize me and blurted out “Is that really… Continue reading

    The Alumni Reunion
  • Enjoying the Present…or Not

    Yes. We all have done the same thing this nurse during a few of our work moments – or perhaps in many. The wise among us celebrated their calling every day. That is surely how I felt. If you loved… Continue reading

    Enjoying the Present…or Not
  • It’s All Caregiving!

    Each of us has unique God given Gifts including our abilities, skills, temperaments, and attributes! One has the ability to create and balance a budget; another can chat happily with strangers; and a third can cook up a truly tasty… Continue reading

  • Circling the Still Point

    What is it like to be? Can we be and do in a new marriage where the still point dances? Continue reading

  • Nourishing Our Roots Days 168-171

    We use our God given Gifts to provide loving care such as the gift of presence one gives in a family or hospice setting, a hospice or the gift of management when one handles someone's business affairs. Or when a… Continue reading

  • The Audition – Days 312-316

    Love is patient, kind & forgiving. Does realizing that mean I can stop auditioning? Continue reading

  • Days 327-331 – Loss & Joy

     Can art turn loss into Joy? I created a one minute “cinema poem” for Isabella & share it hoping it may introduce healing into your life. Continue reading

  • Days 217-221 – The Shallow End of the Pool

    Every pioneer trades safety for greater goals. A fraction succeed. Even the successful are often anonymous.   We owe all our gratitude for improving the quality of our lives as well as for sometimes saving them.  Continue reading

  • Days 29-33 – Symbols of Love

    Symbology impacts caregiving. Joseph Campbell defined a symbol as “an energy evoking and directing agent.” Hospitals & hospices signal anxiety. The right symbols help Compassion defeat Fear opening the door to healing. Continue reading