Shazam! It’s official! The beginning of the series of articles I’ve spoken about has arrived with this email. Below is the first of what I hope will be helpful and inspiring articles, tips etc … for those of you who are a care-givers. I define a care-giver as someone who wants to give support to another who has a serious illness; the support can be physical, emotional and/or spiritual.

As I’ve worked with care-givers I’ve noticed some common concerns; I’ll address these over the next many weeks. My hope is that you will find useful information, comfort and the answers that your heart is seeking. When your needs are met you will more effectively and lovingly meet the needs of your loved one.

On a personal note, in addition to being a 3 time cancer survivor, I’ve also worked, for the last year and a half, as part of an in home private care-giving team for a woman who is dying of ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease). In addition, I cared for both of my parents as they were dying. I know, from first hand experience, the challenges you can encounter while caring for one who is ill, their family, pets and anything else that touches their life.

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How Being in Remembrance Can Make Just “Being” There Enough

I want to pass on a story to you that was told to me several years ago. Wayne, a graduate of Harvard Divinity School and a licensed counselor, was asked to sit, weekly, with a man who was dying. Wayne dutifully showed up each week and shared what he thought were important universal teachings.

Time passed and Wayne continued to feel that he was doing a good job of transmitting important “lofty” concepts to one who was dying (after all – he’d graduated from Harvard with a good understanding of spirituality). His intention was a good one; to help ease any suffering that this man might be experiencing.

Time moved forward and then one day, as Wayne was sitting with the dying man, he was told the following: “Wayne, I can hardly find the words to tell you how much it has meant to me that you’ve come here every week; I’ve not understood one word you’ve said and, it’s meant so much to me that you came to sit with me.”

I love this story because it illustrates the limitations of words; how there can be something much deeper and more helpful occurring … beyond words. Sometimes just “being” is enough. Apparently Wayne was giving this man something that had nothing to do with his words. This “something” that is much deeper then words is accessed via the Remembrance; it is your connection to the Divine.
When you consistently use the Remembrance your way of “knowing” gradually shifts from a mental orientation to sourcing from your deepest place of inner wisdom. When you repeatedly connect with this deep place, your confidence increases so that when faced with difficult situations, you realize - just “being” with another can be enough.

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Wishing you well,

Linda

Heart of Your Illness
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