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Tag Archive 'Passages in Caregiving'

“Being there and helping someone I love, in the leaving of their earthly body, was a profound gift that I was honored she allowed me to do for her. In many ways it was she who gave me the gift and not the other way around.” Lori Puente, on the death and dying of her […]

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“If you realize that all things change, there is nothing you will try to hold on to. If you are not afraid of dying, there is nothing you cannot achieve.” – Lao Tzu From Gail Sheehy’s Eight Labyrinths and the book Passages in Caregiving: . . . . . . . . . VII. The In-Between […]

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“The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, not to worry about the future, or not to anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.” – Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) From Gail Sheehy’s Eight Labyrinths and the book Passages in Caregiving: . . . […]

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“Courage isn’t the absence of fear; it’s the dealing with it.” From Gail Sheehy’s Eight Labyrinths and the book Passages in Caregiving: . . . . . . . . V. “I Can’t Do This Anymore!” You were convinced you could do it differently. You’d be fine. But one day, a year or two or […]

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“…you’re the only one who truly understands what he or she needs.” – Gail Sheehy, Passages in Caregiving Gail Sheehy’s Labyrinth IV is Playing God.  “By now you’ve become a seasoned caregiver. You’re good at it and the only person your loved one trusts. You also believe you’re the only one who truly understands what he […]

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There is not a ‘required way’ to walk a labyrinth. The beauty of the labyrinth is that people can approach the experience on their own terms. However, as a guideline, we often break the ‘walk’ into three stages. Entering: (also referred to as shedding purgation.) During this stage you walk the path toward the center, […]

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Caregiving Labyrinth I

“The caregiver’s journey is different. It does not proceed from stage to stage in a neat fashion. It is definitely not linear. It feels like we are going around in circles, thinking we have resolved a crisis only to have it return or be superseded by a different, unexpected crisis…A maze creates chaos. A labyrinth […]

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