Mar 25, 2013

Challenges as Gifts

"It is easy to love life when things are going well.  However, our greatest gifts often come when we struggle with challenges, allowing us to emerge on the other side stronger, wiser, and more compassionate.  We discover sensitivity, strength and conviction possessed only by one who has walked through the fire."  Jane Beach

This is the premise of the Twelve Step programs which help people with addictions and family members affecting by addictions.  Also called the Wounded Healer, people who have come through adversity do have something to offer the world.  It is as if the adversity rubs off the rough edges of one's personality, and the beauty and strength of the real personality can shine through.  What gifts have you gotten from being a caregiver?  Gifts could include finding a nurturing side of you, finding your strength to implement decisions unpopular with some, finding the strength to take care of your own needs within the caregiving responsibilities, finding the need to re-prioritize your life and what is important, taking time out of the world to help someone else transition out of this reality.   There are many gifts.  Which ones have you discovered?

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