The advance planning for our recent trip was time and energy well spent. We did all that we could to prepare; then we just trusted in God’s providence that all would be well…and it was. We encountered a few challenges, but nothing that couldn’t be handled. It was a very special and memorable trip for both my 89 [...]
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Traveling With The Elderly & Disabled: Epilogue
Posted in Holistic Care, Spirituality, Travel, tagged AromaSeiz, care recipients, caregivers, caregiving, chronic pain, coenzyme CoQ10, CRPS1, ginger root capsules, Healing Touch, holistic, hypertension, memories, motion sickness, pain exacerbation, peppermint essential oil, prayer, Q-Melt, Roman chamomile, RSDS, shortness of breath, spasm, therapeutic-grade essential oils, transport chair, travel with disabled, travel with elderly, wheelchairs, Young Living Essential Oils on August 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Life Lessons Affirmed While Picking Raspberries
Posted in General, Self-care, Spirituality, tagged act, being prepared, being present, caregiving, expectations, insights, life lessons, nature, object lessons, perspective, Self-care, Spirituality, symbolism, timing on August 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Freshly Picked
Raspberries
Nature provides many object lessons for us, if we but observe and reflect on them. Yesterday, I decided to pick raspberries from our organic garden. The experience was personally enriching because of all the symbolism that came to mind while doing this simple, yet satisfying task.
Perhaps, you too, have observed life lessons while being outdoors, enjoying nature. [...]
Happiness–Our Birthright, Our Choice
Posted in Holistic Care, Self-care, Spirituality, tagged Albert Schweitzer, caregivers, caregiving, choice, Eva Gregory, faith, forgiveness, gratitude, happiness, holistic, inside job, International Happiness Day, optimism, prayer, Self-care, service to others on July 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Happiness is a choice. Does that surprise you? One’s happiness is not defined by external events and circumstances. But I can think of individuals who make their happiness contingent on such factors. “If I get this…then I’ll be happy, or when that happens…then I’ll be happy. Sadly for those folks, happiness is often elusive or fleeting, at best. In [...]
Caregivers as “Bridges”
Posted in Spirituality, tagged "The Bridge", Aotearoa Psalms, caregivers, Joy Cowley, Terry Coles on June 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Bridge
“There are times in life
when we are called to be bridges,
not a great monument spanning a distance
and carrying loads of heavy traffic
but a simple bridge
to help one person from here to there
over some difficulty
such as pain, fear, grief, loneliness,
a bridge which opens the way
for ongoing journey.
When I become a bridge for another,
I bring upon [...]
Prayer-Walking: Fitness For Body & Soul
Posted in Self-care, Spirituality, tagged caregivers, fight or flight response, fitness, intention, prayer-walking, relaxation response, self-awareness, Spirituality, stress reduction on May 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Prayer-walking is a winning combination for caregivers who want to enhance their fitness and spirituality. Physical activity is important to reduce mental stress and fatigue. It helps counter the detrimental effects of stress chemicals associated with the fight or flight response. In fact, prayer-walking evokes the Relaxation Response, which not only lowers stress, but has beneficial cardiovascular effects.
Prayer-walking is [...]
Godly Mothers Are A Blessing
Posted in Spirituality, tagged Godly mothers, prayers, role models on May 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In reflecting on the impact that my mother has made throughout my life, I have concluded that her love of God and faithfulness in praying for her children (and others) matter most. Those prayers started before I was born. She had a rocky pregnancy and often told me that she laid hands on her belly and [...]
