Willingness

Become willing to express your highest and best regardless of the circumstances," Eugene D. Holden.

A dictionary definition of willingness is "freedom from reluctance, readiness of the mind to do or forebear."  Being a caregiver for someone with dementia provides a perfect circumstance to express our highest and best in spite of the circumstances.  And how do we do that?  By being kind and gentle to ourselves, the person for whom we provide care, and all others.  Can we do this 100% of the time?  I'm not sure that is humanly possible.  While I know I mostly express my highest and best, I do sometimes lose patience, become frustrated.  Perhaps the key is to "become willing".  We can each certainly do that.