Respite

 

 

 



 



I love this picture.  It is sunset in the Gulf and the pelicans are resting from their busy day of flight and diving for nourishment. 

There are times in our lives that rest and relaxation seem like a thing of the past.   The responsibilities are so great and the only thing we see is another tomorrow with the same schedule.  When asked what we would do to enjoy ourselves, we have no idea.  It has been so long since we just did something spontaneously, that the idea is foreign.

If you had 24 hours to waste, no schedule, no agenda - what would you do?

Sleep?  Watch a movie?  Have lunch with a friend?  Run away?

Take 30 minutes and mull this over.  Reintroduce yourself to things that make you happy.  You are not being disloyal to your loved one.  You are caring for yourself, too.  You have to stay healthy to take the best care you can of that special person. 

Thriving in caregiving is the goal we want to achieve.  Quality of life is important and resting, enjoying, and loving while serving is the goal.