Caregiving
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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
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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
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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
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The Audition – Days 312-316
Love is patient, kind & forgiving. Does realizing that mean I can stop auditioning? Continue reading
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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
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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
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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
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Days 22-26 – To Savor – The Only Path to Gratitude
A hyperactive child I remain a hyperactive adult. Hyperactivity interferes with gratitude. There is one path to gratitude: Learning to savor. We can only “now-live” if we slow down by savoring. Continue reading
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Days 215-219 – Caring for the Caregiver’s Soul
Caregiving is a matter of soul as well as body. We are all caregivers or in need of one – or, importantly, both. The finest tonic for the caregiver’s soul is the belief that their healing work is meaningful. Repetition and… Continue reading
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Days 274-278 – The Power of Fun
What does fun look like to one CEO? Continue reading