Responsibility

"I know God will not give me anything I can't handle.  I just wish that He didn't trust me so much," Mother Teresa.

Ever feel like that?  I know I do and have.  A clever way to say that we can handle what life gives us, but that it is human to wish we were not given so much to handle.  And who would not wish that, at least sometimes, in the role of dementia caregiver?  Of course, we also know that the burdens of life do bring some people down.  But, we can vow to take care of ourselves so that is not what happens to us.  We can find the support we need, we can eliminate what is unnecessary, and we can make sure we are addressing our need for fun, nutrition, recreation, rest, support, exercise, love.  Together we can handle this.