Sharing wisdom that comes from parenting our parents
Is it possible that some of the angst we see in the media these days are people who went with the favored political winds a few years ago and now are facing up to the idea that they picked the wrong horse? With all the emotional gusto of a preadolescent person decrying the trauma of …
We are living in an age where extreme ideas abound. We are being pushed, pulled, and bullied by many groups in society. People are failing to thrive as a result. The good news is that we as caregivers already know how to succeed under these circumstances. Making abnormal circumstances normal is a mad skill that …
Life gets complicated but it really can get simpler. More accurately, our approach to Life can be made simpler. Life will always be complicated. It all starts with simplifying. Finding the joy in a summer afternoon in Nature, or just the welcome voice of a friend on the phone (sometimes even an email). Recognizing the …
In case you have not tried it, writing about caregiving experiences can be very therapeutic. Whether viewing events in life’s rear-view mirror or swimming chest deep in the caregiving experience, writing lays out a lot of the details for the writer to reflect upon. You will discover some especially cool “a-ha’s” along the way that …
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