Greetings ,
We've all heard of 'the aspiring artist,' and recent grads with only the summer on their minds are told they should be so... but caregivers? What would an 'aspiring caregiver' look like? Our guess is, it looks just like YOU! This week's Digest and this month's writing prompt delve a bit further in.
At the Caregiver Space our aspirations are simply focused, and our work dedicated to all of you. We aspire to elevate the value of your work, the value of your whole self, even as both are on a journey marked with obstacles. Let us empower you to meet your aspirations. We can help make you a more visible force in your circle of care; to stay focused and uplifted.
We work to make your most precious values into realized aspirations. Come back to this email whenever you're online. Aspire to participate, and share the depth of your care.. always in community with your fellow caregivers.
Scroll down and start clicking to reboot your participation:
Following links from our blog, the monthly writer's prompt, Don't be shy. It's part of the forum called "The Page Listens".
(If you prefer to take your time with more thoughtful answers, paste the Forum Title & Header into your email composer. After each update and edit, save the email as a draft... get back to it when you have more free time, when you're ready to post, paste it back onto the forum's reply section and hit SUBMIT!. )
For the Caregiver Space, every blog post, every Instagram image or Facebook share, every electronic nudge is a new inroad to gather you as a member of the larger community of caregiver. Scroll down on this email and click away. The links and previews of selected posts fall just after this intro.
In the spirit of caregiving,,
Paul Nocera
Director, Community Engagement
Paul@theCaregiverSpace.org
A Graduation Ceremony for the Rest of Us
In honor of life’s often overlooked but life-altering transitions, here’s what a ceremony for caregivers might look like.
Posted 10 July 2016 by Dr. Zachary White
Caregiving can create a strong sense of loneliness, as friends and family disappear into thin air. Sometimes communication with our loved one can be limited due to the nature of the disease or illness. This is where grief and loneliness collide.
Posted 7 July 2016 by Bob Harrison
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Our focus for July 2016 is...
How do we aspire as caregivers?
We are simply human. Wrapped up in our flesh and bones are hopes, ambitions, & desires for achieving. Yet the work of the caregiver, our focus on frail bodies, our intentions hidden in piles of laundry or the management of meds.... What aspirations are spoken by our work?
For this month, July 2016.. tell us in your own words, from your own work, what you want to achieve, what you bring to your caregiving to raise it up, what you aspire to as a giver of care.
Paul Nocera hosts a general chat on Monday; Bob Harrison, hosts the Spousal Care Chats every Tuesday night, and the Bereavement /Loneliness Chat on Thursdays
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