Blog #181 The Gift of Being a Caregiver

If you have ever been a caregiver, it is a Miracle! It is rewarding and often very difficult at times!

The last few months I have been helping a dear longtime friend, because she has wound on her leg that needs lots of care and taking her to doctor's appointments, going shopping for food and all those things that are hard to do for yourself when you can’t walk and are supposed keep your leg elevated. It is such a gift and has been so lovely to be able to share and help when I can.

I was honored to care for my mother for the last 20 years of her life before she made her transition to spirit, so I know how difficult it is to stay nice and neutral, stay positive when they are in so much pain, discomfort and so very frustrated. But it was truly amazing all the miracles that seem to happen every day!

The opportunities to share and to grow and learn so much and to keep them laughing, talking and on some level creating is so profound. Keeping yourself neutral and in a nice and grounded clear space, with lots of amusement and with no effort, just knowing you will be guided to do the right thing for them.

It is finding and creating a balance to give to them and to also remember to be a caregiver to yourself, nice gentle breaks at times, to recharge your battery and call back your energy from them and to give them their own healing space.

Giving them a simple healing (asking them first) by visualizing plugging them into the Supreme Being with a gold beam of light from there crown chakra up to God. Remembering and knowing we are here to support the journey, not to fix them.

All my life I was always trying to heal my mother and my dad, like we all did coming into this life as a Healer. It was very challenging because so often they couldn't have what I was offering. Years later as an adult I got clear that it wasn't my job to fix my mom or dad or friends, it was my job to fix myself and be a support to them in their life’s journey as they had been supporting me in mine. It is supporting the choices we make and the ones they make along the way.

So congratulations to all those incredible Caregiver/Healers out there that have stepped into the caregiver role. YOU are amazing!!! YOU are awesome! YOU are a Miracle! Validate yourself, gift yourself a massage or sit in the sun for a few, or play with your pets or simply take a gentle walk just for you.

Each day give yourself space and time to renew and rejuvenate, meditate, breathe and call your  energy back and release theirs back to them so they can get well or you can help them get their ducks in a row and complete this life as they get ready to make their transition to Spirit.

It's a gift to them and it's a gift to you, blessing you both as you appreciate and cherish every moment you have with your loved ones.

Such a beautiful Miracle!

Fun photo of my Mother, Brother Rick and I in front of our house