What is Love?
This article consists of the responses of a group of children, four to eight years old, who were asked, “What is love?” as well as a life-changing lesson the author learned from his/her mother.
This article consists of the responses of a group of children, four to eight years old, who were asked, “What is love?” as well as a life-changing lesson the author learned from his/her mother.
Families of deployed military personnel face talking to their children about why they have to leave, where they are going, what they are going to do, risks associated with their assignment and how long they will be away. This article provides some tips.
Exercising greatly enhances a person’s self esteem and mental outlook while reducing stress. This article provides tips on how to get motivated to start exercising, to improve your self esteem.
NET TM or Neuro-Emotional Techniques TM is one of the newer �power therapies� that seems to work quicker than traditional talk therapies. This appears to be due in part because they target the more primitive parts of the brain.
A thought-loop is a set of thoughts that go around and around without an exit point or any form of resolution.In all systems flow, these endless loops need some form of exit point because unless such an exit point exists, there can be no forward movement.
‘If anyone had told me that by the age of 30 I’d have survived 2 abusive marriages, mothered 5 children abandoned to raise them alone, had a child with an incurable heart disease, raised another child from birth for 4.5 years before I lost her..’
For family caregivers, stress is often of a higher intensity and longer duration than for others, and requires diligence to manage effectively. Read about the symptoms, and about strategies for stress management.
The author describes how, after experiencing both methods, it is has become very clear to him that sharing the inevitability of death is far, far better than ignoring it.
When you feel lonely, separate, or outside of love, your pain and what you do out of pain is your honk to be reunited with your beloved. Your beloved is not just a person; it is the Beloved.
While the author’s book tells of his journey with his wife and her illness, this excerpt from Appendix A gives information on practical lessons learned.
Setting limits is difficult for most people; it is a common problem in many areas of our life, not just caregiving. It is hard to say “no” or “enough” without feeling guilty.
When considering achieving a goal, you need to answer 2 questions: 1. What is the coolest thing that could happen? To get a vision to peg your dream on. 2. What is the next coolest thing that could happen? To give you a reasonable step for an action plan.