Although the song “Try a Little Tenderness” was written in 1932 during the Depression era, its message is timeless and encourages gentleness, empathy and affection, all facets of tenderness. It highlights small acts of care, choosing kindness over being right, and deepening emotional connection. One of my favorite definitions of tenderness is “sensitivity to pain.” We […]
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Caregiving has a way of pulling us out of ourselves in an instant. A comment, a tone of voice, a repeated demand, a familiar frustration—and suddenly we are no longer responding from the part of us that feels grounded or kind. We are reacting, often before we even realize it.
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As I begin this year, I have set a course to do things a bit differently. To open my mind more broadly, to carry peace more mindfully, and to listen to — and honor — myself through the days.
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By mid-to-late January, a familiar quiet tends to settle in. The lists have been abandoned. The apps go unopened. The habits that were supposed to “stick” after a few weeks have already slipped away. If you’re following the usual cultural script, this is the point at which failure is silently assumed.
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My husband is in the late stages of dementia. He can no longer walk, process conversations or complete sentences. But he is still very much my husband.
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