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A Balancing Act
Take time out to observe around you, everything that you see, without judgment. Especially in the realm of caregiving, it is too easy to make judgments about a loved one is communicating, if we are only using our own perspective. We must needs have an empathetic view, asking ourselves, what is my loved one trying…
Seeking More than What Is
God is a very present help, when we recall Him to mind: shiveesee HaShem l’negdi tamid (I am ever mindful of the LORD’s presence). Without doing so, we are taking Him for granted, as if He is somehow present with us, despite our actual awareness of that presence, and that He is sanctioning everything that…
Reclaiming a Sense of Self
It’s been over a year and two months, since I’ve become my mother’s caregiver. I had the intent to do so, primarily to fulfill the mitzvah (commandment) to honor one’s parents, prior to my actually moving across the country to do so. Yet, when I heard from her doctor’s office that she fell and was…
Stepping Stones
inspiration for the journey of the soul

