In an article by Jeff Goins titled The purpose of pain, his final comments are; “Something transformational happens when we go to places of deep pain and let our hearts be stirred. Compassion, a word of which I am quite fond, literally means “to suffer with.” It would make sense that compassion needs pain to … Continue reading »
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Alzheimer’s World – The New Reality by Bob De Marco
My blog today is an article written by Bob De Marco, on his blog The Alzheimer’s Reading Room; it is well worth the read, and continues to show his incredible ability to have turned the pain and struggle of his role as a carer for his mother Dotty who passed away in May this year, … Continue reading »
Eulogies and funerals
Writing the Eulogy and funeral service for someone you love is quite the emotional roller coaster ride. On the weekend we made plans to bury my father in law later this week, and have been given the job of writing the Eulogy and Funeral Service. Not stepping on toes is challenging. Being inclusive of everyone is … Continue reading »
Pregnancies, pain and love
Today I am sharing a short journal entry about my road towards motherhood, one written some time ago, but as I am too tired to work on something new, this it is it for today. My journey to motherhood was rather rocky, and in fact started with a pregnancy that I was not expecting, or wanting. … Continue reading »
Tattoos, art and dementia
… I just don’t get them! A blog follower who signed up to my blog last year has them. Almost all of the staff at the nail salon I go to have them, except the owner of the salon who is like me, and is most definitely not into them! We talked about it at … Continue reading »
