MONDAY MEDITATIONS FOR HEALING: Character & A Commitment to Self for Caregivers

Good Morning!  

Here is today's meditation to inspire your spirit to self-healing this week!  

Have a WONDERFUL week!

Today's Quote 

"The best index to a person's character is 

(a) how he treats people who can't do him any good, and 

(b) how he treats people who can't fight back."

~Abigail van Buren (Pauline Esther Friedman)

A Commitment to Self for Caregivers 

(whether you are a healthcare provider or a family member caring for a loved one): 

Sometimes while we caregivers deal with the daily stressors in our own lives we forget to be kind to those around us.  We feel badly when we treat our friends & family with sharp words, but do we notice when we direct unkindness to those in our lives that cannot fight back?

The cashier at the grocery store, the waitress at the restaurant, the janitor at the office, the teachers aide at the preschool, the customer service phone representative.  We know that it is unlikely that any of these folks will be able to help us succeed professionally or personally.  So we treat them with indifference or even rudeness.

This week I will remember that no matter what is going on in my own life, I will learn to pay attention to the people in my life.  ALL of the people.  Particularly the ones that provide me services.  I will remind myself to be grateful for the small services that go unnoticed by so many.  

I will do my best to find something kind to say to let each person know that I SAW them--to let each person know that their place in the universe matters to me.   

I will remember that by with just one kind word, I can alter the quality of someone's life by making them feel valued.  

I can be a person of character, one day at a time, starting now.

MONDAY MEDITATIONS FOR HEALING: Gratitude & A Commitment to Self for Caregivers

Good Morning!  Here is today's meditation to inspire your spirit to self-healing this week! 

Have a WONDERFUL week!

Today's Quote 

"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. 

It turns what we have into enough, and more.

It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. 

It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. 

Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow. 

~ Melody Beattie

A Commitment to Self for Caregivers 

(whether you are a healthcare provider or a family member caring for a loved one):

This week when my heart feels heavy, life feels out of control or I feel resentful that I have nothing more to give, I will pause for a minute and make a gratitude list.  

I will remind myself that this list doesn't have to be full of the "bold gestures."  

Sometimes all I need is to remind myself that I have clothes on my back, a warm home to sleep in and a friend to love.  And maybe, just for today, that is enough.  

MONDAY MEDITATIONS FOR HEALING: A Commitment to Self for Caregivers & Letting Go

Good Morning!  

Here is today's meditation to inspire your spirit to self-healing this week!  

Have a FANTASTIC week!

Today's Quote 

"There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self"


~Aldous Huxley 

A Commitment to Self for Caregivers 

(whether you are a healthcare provider or a family member caring for a loved one): 

This week I will stop trying to control other people.  

Not only does it not work, it also creates a lot of stress and allows me to focus on other's problems rather than my own.  

Each day this week I will commit to only focus on gently improving myself and I will let go of cataloguing other's flaws.  

In releasing those around us from our critique & judgement we can learn to live a kinder, gentler life with compassion to others and to ourselves.  

A healthier life.  

A life with sanity and serenity.  
 A life that we are proud of and grateful for every day.

MONDAY MEDITATIONS FOR HEALING: A Commitment to Self for Caregivers & Choosing Serenity

Good Morning!  

Here is today's meditation to inspire your spirit to self-healing this week!  

Have a WONDERFUL week!

Today's Quote 

Peace: 

It does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble or hard work.

 It means to be in the midst of those things and still be calm in your heart.”

~Unknown (but on my favorite coffee mug :-))

A Commitment to Self for Caregivers 

(whether you are a healthcare provider or a family member caring for a loved one):

This week I will remind myself that I cannot control the behavior of those around me. 

I will remember however that no matter how THEY behave or what situation I am in, I always have a choice with MY behavior:  

Will I choose to reach into myself to find serenity & let the chaos flow around me (but not in me)?  Or will I jump into the chaos and add my own fuel to the fire?  

Let me be willing to choose serenity this week.

Evening Meditation for Self-Healing ~ Finish Each Day and Be Done with It~

I hope that you are all enjoying the Holiday Marathon!  I've been feeling so blessed that these folks have taken the time to share such special, private moments with all of us.  Very grateful!  I actually have a lot more stories than I have time to edit!!  Thats what a crazy work week plus the holiday does for you!  


So I've got a little end of the day meditation to share with you.  It is posted on my bulletin board above my home office desk so every night if I need to I can read it.  As I read, I take a deep breath and as I blow out I release all the tension in my body.  I shut out the negative self-tapes--the voices telling me that I'm not good enough, that I didn't do enough or that I wish I'd done something differently.  


Instead I replace those voices with the words of Ralph Waldo Emerson:

"Finish each day and be done with it.

You have done what you could;

some blunders and absurdities have crept in; 

forget them as soon as you can.

Tomorrow is a new day; 

you shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense!"

Wishing you all a pleasant night's rest that restores you.  

The Holiday Happiness Marathon will continue in the morning!

MONDAY MEDITATIONS FOR HEALING: A Commitment to Self for Caregivers & Serenity Through the Holidays

Good Morning!  

Here is today's meditation to inspire your spirit to self-healing this week! 

With the chaos of the season: pause. breath. heal.

 Have a WONDERFUL week!

Today's Quote 

"One evening an old Cherokee elder told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside of people. He said, "My son, the battle is between two 'wolves' inside us all.

One is Evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.

The other is Good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith."

The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather: "Which wolf wins?"

To which the Cherokee elder simply replied, "The one you feed."

A Commitment to Self for Caregivers 

(whether you are a healthcare provider or a family member caring for a loved one):

In this time of joy as we gather families together we also face the challenge of dealing with personalities & pressures to people-please that may not generate serenity in our lives.

We may find ourselves resenting the burden of our caregiving when others around us appear to not have the limitations of similar responsibilities.

Committing to self healing is more important than ever today and every day in the coming week.

With this in mind, this week I will make a commitment to feed the Good Wolf.  

Despite all the chaos around me, the demands of family & friends and the responsibilities of those I care for, I will remember that the quickest way to find serenity in myself is through gratitude for what I have and compassion to myself & those I love.

MONDAY MEDITATIONS FOR HEALING: A Commitment to Self for Caregivers & What Matters Most!

Good Morning!  Here is today's meditation to inspire your spirit to self-healing this week!  Have a WONDERFUL week!

Today's Quote 

Today, may we remember the difficult lesson that each day offers more things than we can do.  

May we do what needs to be done, postpone what does not, and be at peace with what we can be and do.  

Therefore, may we learn to separate that which matters most from that which matters least of all. "  

~ ~ Richard S. Gilbert

A Commitment to Self for Caregivers 

(whether you are a healthcare provider or a family member caring for a loved one):

This week I will stop every morning and ask myself:  

Is this task on my "To Do" list for today more important than my serenity?  

If the answer is "no" than I will challenge myself to cross the item off the list before even beginning it and use the time saved to do something that brings me joy!