The Action Plan...Got one?

 

I have had a very patriotic week.  I found the total 10 years of JAG on UTUBE.  I have been on a Carrier, in the air in a TOMCAT and in the Court Room!!  Every one of those episodes had a common denominator:  AN ACTION PLAN!

It reminded me that An Action Plan is one of the tools for caregivers.  If you have one, and carry it out, life becomes much more bearable, peaceful and successful in the caregiving experience.

An Action plan includes several things:
1. WHAT you are going to do.
2.  HOW much you are going to do.
3.  WHEN you are going to do it.
4.  HOW OFTEN you are going to do it.

EXAMPLE:  This week I will read a favorite book (what) for a half hour (how much) in the mid-afternoon when my careperson sleeps (when), three times - Monday, Wednesday and Friday (how often). (from The Caregiver Helpbook).

Then, I had to decide just how successful I thought I would be - from 1 to 10.

There were some weeks I reached the goal, there were others that I failed.  BUT, I continued to try and found success came more often than failure.  I was able to step upward and my healing was steady.

If you are struggling, make a plan..  In Jeremiah 29:11 God says He has a plan for us.  Tap into it and fulfill His goals.  You will not be disappointed!