PRAYERS OF A CAREGIVER 2
“Just a small-town girl, living in a lonely world. She took the midnight train going ANYWHERE!”
The lyrics to Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believing” are words that I sing (ok Scream) aloud when I’m trying to calm down. It’s one of the songs on the Playlist that helps me to cope as a Caregiver.
But…
What exactly am I believing in? What am I praying for?
When I first began this Caregiving journey, I used to HOPE for an end to the situation at hand and DREAM of the day when I got my life back. I WISHED for rest, for help, for a plane ticket going anywhere!
And I was wishing, hoping and dreaming without giving any thought to what needed to happen for those things to come true.
I didn’t really know what I was praying for.
Now…
I wish that I am able to sleep through the night to actually get a good night’s rest.
I wish that I was on a beach in Mexico because it is a place where I feel at peace.
I wish that I had magical powers—for so many reasons.
Now…
I pray for patience. The patience not to lose my temper so many times during the day.
I pray for guidance. The guidance to do the right thing for my Mother.
I pray for a loving heart. A heart that cherishes the moments that I know I will one day miss.
Now…
I hope that my Mother is really well taken care of by me.
I hope that through Caregiving, I will have learned something worthy of sharing.
I hope that telling the others what flows through my Caregiver’s Conscience will help someone else.
Now…
I’m just a big City girl living in a small-town Caregiver’s world. Waiting for a reservation, travelling back to the Life I call Home.
Now…
I won’t stop believing. I will hold on to the feeling.
I’ve been a Caregiver long enough to know exactly what I am praying for.
Do you know?
The prayers of a Caregiver.
JOURNEY – “DON’T STOP BELIEVING”
https://youtu.be/1k8craCGpgs?si=n9L3y0oMYoY6ydZ5
A CAREGIVER’S CONSCIENCE PODCAST – “PRAYERS OF A CAREGIVER”
https://youtu.be/dSYgardh_ME?si=-3BRUMVv-nu7QbIM
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