Category: Death Doula
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Unseen
A death doula is steward of time, we are born to live and die. 56 elders were under my care as an Activity Director during the pandemic, no one got sick, yes, we were all vaccinated. I honed my skill as a restorative therapist; practicing the art of circulation therapy. Using techniques of toe tensing,…
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Sharp
Carve your way out sharp honed like a rock to become a blade sharp words cut like a knife sharp like the shards of an icicle sharp a gooseberry plant has long thorns, an obstacle for harvest sharp Smart…. specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, timely sharp Specific… let’s get detailed, so the lines are not blurred.…
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Preparation
Prevent the panic, your doing all you can, I understand There is sanitation to be concerned with, Medical and legal; jargon, terms and abbreviations Files, bills, and taxes to be managed Maintaining your own responsibilities and household Your doing all you can, I understand part of preparation is giving yourself grace so that you can…
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Making space
Here is what I know to be true about a home clear out… This process can be organized so that it can be smooth. Here are my favorite tips to help you. 1) My Fanny pack was essential for keeping keys and my phone close during the purge. 2) packing supplies should be purchased before…
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A laugh
Tough times, I empathize You remember your belly laugh that groan of a bad joke that small little giggle and if you just can’t laugh then grin, like you have a picture in your mind of all the good times cures the blues, the restless soul, the tired body Have you heard this one… Laugh…
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Swirling
Who will stay up late Who will rise in the morn Who will read the story if not you Who will fetch the water or the tea if not you Oh the ocean gently recedes and then crests again relentlessly reminding the sand that the moon guides the high and the low as the ocean…
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Mist
No wind this morning to hear the chimes the low damp hang of clouds engulfs the ground The smiling moon can not be seen but it is there hanging waiting holding it’s breath the constellations under a disguise of that mist has enshrouded the sky Covered with a fuzzy blanket of morning dew the soft…
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Admire
Detachment is experiencing our feelings without letting them control me Breathe in Breathe Out Allow me to be in the world with grace Breathe in Breathe out stepping away from anxious attachment Breathe In Breathe Out Choosing how to act rather then reacting
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If something ends
Just like that Some come for a season, some come for a year, some a lifetime of witness I don’t believe in chance, the roll of the dice, the turn of a card All those who notice, witness or participate in our life they are there for a reason for a lesson, something to learn…
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When
I’ll wait, to be the if if this then that if but to and this is precious time when the one you love is in decline it could be days, months or even years if not now, then when you will decide perhaps it was yesterday… then there was extra to do couragous, brave to…
Your ever after 