"Often we give up our right to renewal to accommodate the anxiety of those around us. When we maintain ways we've already discarded just to placate the ignorance of those we love, we lose out access to what is eternal." Mark Nepo
Has life ever caused you to change the direction you were going, perhaps internally or perhaps externally? When we change who we are, it is upsetting to those around us. But, we need to remember, that a life unexamined is a life not worth living. (Socrates) I agree. If we are on the path to either personal maturity or spiritual maturity, we will change many things about ourselves. Fear, pride, discomfort, wanting to please others, addictions to substances/situations/people: all must be shed. They must be shed in order for the qualities of joy, love, peace and harmony to prevail.
It seems that a common component of dementia is anxiety, and it may very well cause the person with dementia some anxiety if we continue to change and to grow as human beings. It is our choice. Do we let their anxiety stop us from becoming more fully who we are? Or do we honor our unique path and follow it?
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