Sharing wisdom that comes from parenting our parents
There are plenty of experiences in caregiving that make you humble. Stretching yourself to meet demands that seem impossible, surprise you by becoming successes much more often than you ever thought possible. With a number of these impossible tasks under your belt, it is entirely conceivable to adopt a been-there-and done-that attitude. What is the …
Even when we are not channeling some form of perfectionism, we don’t like being wrong. As in early days as students receiving graded papers from the teacher, we always hope that the grade is going to be a good one, but we know that it can be a poor grade also. We know what we …
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I’m often concerned that I’m becoming a cynic. A “been there, seen that” attitude is easy to develop, especially when you get to witness so many people on their bad days. Indifferent healthcare workers, difficult business workers, bad drivers, etc. To invest some of my precious personal energy in someone who not willing to meet …
Here’s the scene. You are facing a life-and-death situation in which you are suddenly in charge of people’s lives and livelihoods. You have no training for the situation and no help appears to be on the way. You have no real authority but full responsibility. Resources are limited to only what you have at hand. …
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