Impermanence

"There is a difference between impermanence and fragility." Rachel Naomi Remen, MD

Let's be honest:  sometimes it seems as if we have been doing this caregiving forever -- with no end in sight.  I certainly feel that way sometimes.  This is a good time of year to notice that nothing is permanent - to include our caregiving.  The shortest day of the year is coming up for us in the northern hemisphere.  It is snowing here today, but even at this high altitude, I can be assured it will not snow like this next July.  It is easy to get bogged down in the tasks of life in caregiving.  I think it is important for us to step back and look at a bigger perspective.  How will our life be when this caregiving task is over?  Because, assuredly it will be over.