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Intentional Caregiving

Intention and Purpose in Caregiving Intentional Caregiving separates the tasks from the emotions of caregiving. Intentions determine the results we desire from a determined purpose. Caregivers are masters of task determination and management. We can quote the...

Caregiver Distance Disapprovers

Disapproval from Non- Caregiving Family and Friends Primary caregivers frequently experience disapproval from a distance. This might come from other family members and friends who live too far away to participate in the daily responsibilities. These distanced members...

Caregivers – Marginal Living

CAREGIVERS FIND THEMSELVES LIVING MARGINALLY Caregivers- especially those providing long term care- often feel squeezed into a life of limitations. Limitations of available discretionary time. Limitations of personal freedom to travel. Limitations of spontaneity....

Moving Towards Acceptance

MOVE TOWARDS ACCEPTING WHAT IS Acceptance requires honest observation, choice and movement. Every person encounters situations they did not choose and did not even want. Daily life has numerous examples - rain during your barbecue,a flat tire, a cold that settles in...

How We Drive Our Life

How do you drive your life ? Driving a vehicle is one of life's most treasured and convenient privileges. Beyond the basics of driver training, how we drive our vehicle is open to wide personal interpretation. How we drive the direction of our life is also highly...

Moving towards retirement

RETIREMENT MOVES US AWAY FROM THE FAMILIAR Retirement marks the end of one of the most familiar aspects of our lives. It also moves us into an exciting territory without a map. A working career represents decades of our lives. It is the most significant block of...

Are you a victim?

VICTIMS ON THE CO-DEPENDENCY TRIANGLE ∇ Most people react to life circumstances through a role of victim. And we are usually unconscious of how easily we fall into victim-hood as a default manager for our life. There is evidence of how we assign ourselves as...

The Limitations of Approval

Approval from others can limit our perspective Our earliest memories include the approval and disapproval of others. Typically these memories spring from the reactions of our parents. Young children depend on parents and significant adults to shape their boundaries of...

Care- taking addictions

Mark Nepo, in his Book of Awakenings, offers a seldom revealed element of care-taking a loved one. The life of a caretaker, he reports, is as addictive as the life of an alcoholic.