With the Christmas season comes reflection on inner peace and reconciliation with anger, resentment, and fear. This is my thoughts on these issues.
One woman’s experience of watching her parents go from “young elderly” to “frail elderly.” She makes a commitment to show them on a regular basis how much she loves them.
A time comes in your life when you finally get it…when, in the midst of all your fears and insanity, you stop dead in your tracks and somewhere the voice inside your head cries out – ENOUGH!
Because a vast majority of those being cared for are elderly, a large number represent Veterans of past World Wars. The author reflects on the needs of war Veterans and makes a request to relieve the loneliness of those we love.
Loneliness is an inescapable part of being human. The sense of being left out, isolated, misunderstood or abandoned are all part of what a care-giver can feel. Suggestions on how to overcome this sense of loneliness are given.
It is important to take responsibility and know that the quality of our lives is determined by our attitudes and choices. Read more about how to overcome negativism.
The role of a caregiver is usually followed by varying degrees of guilt. An examination of the grief process following a loved ones death.
“All people of the universe have the potential to be what they truly would hope to be. Human potential knows no limits and we are all gifted with this potential.” The Dali Lama enables further reflection on this statement and its meaning for caregivers.
Many medications being made available today have been approved after undergoing relatively short research trials. The importance of checking, double checking, and doing your research on your meds cannot be emphasized enough.
Discussion of self-transformation during caring for the loved one and after the loved one is lost. Open your heart and enter a peaceable place ready to face your suffering and accept love.
According to the author, loneliness is a condition of SPIRIT, not the MIND. Realize that there are others who experience the same pain as you do and that you can connect with those people spiritually.
