Caring for caregivers

We are all caregivers in our lives and we all need caregiving at some time in our lifespan. This blog is about acknowledging ourselves as caregivers and will provide tips and hints on taking care of ourselves in this role and how to prevent and recover from burnout which may accompany intensive caregiving.

Only in the moment of the surprise is the present completely present. When out of the unknown universe we are stopped in our tracks - we inhale sharply, hold our breath and utter ‘Oh, Ah...’As CS Lewis titled his book , we are ‘Surprised by Joy’. Joy cannot be predicted, manipulated or manufactured. Joy just is and it always seems fleeting - like the butterfly passing through, the mirage of the rainbow and as we gaze in wonder suddenly there are two. A double rainbow we muse and I might have

The Present is the Gift

Eleanor Wend

11/10/2018
Eat - Groom - Purr (Nap in between) My cats - Ginger and Sugar - have been trying to teach me to be more ‘cat-like’ in the way I live my life. The lessons include eating several times a day, grooming several times a day, purring with contentment over nothing and napping at intervals followed by a repeat of all of the above. An occasional high-speed chase with some snarling periodically clears the air much like a thunderstorm clears the tension of the heat. So after two years ( I am a slow

EAT GROOM PURR

Eleanor Wend

06/29/2018
The geese are gathering outside Boulder Hot Springs on the pond. On my way to brunch I hear the gaggle of geese in chorus on the pond and watch as a couple comes winging across the sky. I hear their calling out with alternating honking that becomes a trumpet call as they descend. Are they replying or announcing their arrival to the rest? I pause to listen and notice I am feeling a combination of awe, envy, desire, excitement, suspension; wishing that I could understand ‘goose-speak.’ What would

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Caring for caregivers

The Present is the Gift

EAT GROOM PURR

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