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February 3, 2022 3:30 am
When someone we love is hurting, suffering, or impaired, we often heroically leap to action and fight the danger. Although a good trait in an emergency, it's unsustainable in the marathon of caregiving. Unlike trauma, caregiving requires a different approach. In trauma, the clock is the adversary, but it's the calendar in caregiving. Emergency circumstances require immediate action, but hasty movement can engage caregivers in way too many battles on multiple fronts, leaving us depleted – or worse.
As Don Diego stated to Alejandro in The Mask of Zorro, "Oh, yes, my friend, you would have fought very bravely and died very quickly."
While actions remain important, discretionary valor is equally, if not more, essential as a caregiver. That discretion of knowing when to act, speak, or be still—comes with time and practice, but it's a necessary part of our journey in becoming healthy caregivers. Being still often requires enormous discipline and is its own form of bravery. Although some may not recognize it, knowing when to act often reflects extraordinary valor.
"Don't just do something, stand there!" - Unknown
Scott Rosenberg this is your caregiver minute when someone we love is hurting, suffering or impaired.
We often heroically lead to action and fight the danger.
Although it's a good trade in an emergency. It's unsustainable in the marathon of caregiving. Unlike trauma caregiving requires a different approach in trauma. The clock is the adversary but it's the calendar and caregiving. Emergency circumstances require immediate action. Hasty movement can engage caregivers away too many battles on multiple fronts, leaving us depleted, or worse, member the mask of Zorro, Don Diego said that Alejandro oh yes my friend you would've thought very bravely and died very quickly. That's us is caregivers while actions remain important discretionary power is equally if not more essential is a character that discretion of knowing when to act, speak or be still comes with time and practice. But it's a necessary part of our journey in becoming healthy caregivers being still often requires enormous discipline and is its own form of bravery. Although some may not recognize it.
Knowing when to act often reflects extraordinary valor love this quote looks a little bit long time ago. Don't just do something, stand there.
This is been your caregiver minute with Peter Rosenberger brought you by standing with hope.
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