If We Work on Ourselves…
There is a quote from Ram Dass and Paul Gorman in their book How Can I Help that I often think about, "We work on ourselves in order to help others. And we help others as a vehicle for working on ourselves."
When I began caregiving, I wasn't working on myself, nor did I think caregiving was a vehicle for working on myself. Who thinks like that? Well, I discovered that people who focus on their emotional and spiritual maturity think and act like that. Over time, I did as well. The benefits are life-changing.
If you’re a caregiver having difficulty in this role, feeling alone, frustrated and tired with no peers to share your experiences, on a rollercoaster ride of doctor calls and appointments, bouncing between good news and bad news, having more questions than answers, suffering as you’ve seen others suffer, having tried what everyone has said to try but to no avail, then you may be ready for a fundamentally different approach.
