End of Life Caregiver

  • if there is a path you avoided a trail you didn’t take did you meander while you slept perhaps you dreamed while awake the value of your life  even the mistakes you have made in other words  spill your candy in the lobby before you see the previews then take a deep breath when your…

  • No need to walk behind me No need to walk ahead My aim is to walk beside you and hold your hand for it is the conversation, the depth of your story I am interested in… let’s arrange the words into an outline so that your legacy is safe then create a video, book or…

  • The Tortoise won the race that way  the hare ran fast and had to take a nap Some people are fascintated by weighted blankets to make them more secure My suggested is to apply that to your mind let’s play a game with a bean bag on your head  A weighted hat to help your…

  • After a party there is always a mess. It’s who cleans up after the party that matters This is your life You are allowed to change your mind about who you invite It is your choice pick the invitation list when you extend yourself Life is like a party plan it, pick a theme, create…

  • What does it mean when we start learning the truth and discover that our presence, the very impact of our stewardship  Death is not the adversary You are here, at this particular point and place in history  Avow to use it every day in ways that are full of dignity, direction and purpose Flint of…

  • a point of transition between two different states  between what was and what will be I wonder… not why but what and how choice is the most powerful tool  there are images of you that the mirror can’t show those moments when the door was open even the doors you closed the connections you made…

  • Embrace the mess, dance with chaos Good, bad and the indifferent Rule 1: The best days are the messy days Rule 2: Mistakes are opportunities. Look at them, own them and learn Rule 3: Hope is to be free from heavy expectations and weighty ambitions Rule 4: Finding the path that is meant for you,…

  • No matter the weather whether; snowy or cold I go outside in the morning while the moon is alive I stand amoung the trees until my soul is awake to hear the wind whisper and to see the leaves dance I speak to the evergreen to the Beech tree and the great oak to tell…

  • pull apart twizzlers, fell on the floor now covered in fuzz but the package contained more long red strips  to pull apart and unwind the question is to move forward or regret the one that fell on the floor to pull apart and unwind Our persistent memories are just like the twizzler to pull apart…

  • 1,2,3,4 Pen and ink make people think fairy tales are in the temporal lobe Archtypes; the hero, the little boy, the villian let’s right your ever after your story that started once upon a time many moons have come and gone in the velvet sky Step 1:  Decide Step 2:  Reflect Step 3:  Make a…

Got any book recommendations?

The Storyteller’s Death a novel by Ann Davila Cardinal

Being Mortal by Atul Gawande

One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serl

The Power of Moments by Chip Heath and Dan Heath

Why we do what we do by Edward L Deci with Richard Flaste

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

Flow by Mihaly Cikszentmihalyi

Grit the power of passion and perseverance by Angela Duckworth