I have the opportunity to face a fear.

4:00am

Resentment.

I write a note to a person. If possible, I meet with the individual and read the note out loud.

Forgiveness.

People who I thought less of were generous and sincere when I needed assistance.

I waited too long to take the time to be with someone at his or her time of need. I thought that there would be one more day, and it never came.

Never be too busy to talk or to meet. Try to listen without being judgmental.

I love trees for their spreading branches that provide shade at noon in the summer.

To be open hearted during the times when I don’t think that I have the capacity to be generous, patient, kind, or nice.

Hiroshima by John Hersey continues to educate that the personal is planetary.

During inconsolable grief, I learned to have self-compassion and patience.

It felt liberating and joyful to be giving without some precondition or expectation. And, that experience is rare.

I would start doing gratitude letters to as many people as I could thank-family, friends, and foes.

I give away my time in volunteering at a nursing home.

When I first started out as my mother’s sole caregiver, I did not know much about comfort and care. After 19 years, I appreciate the privilege of having been with her until she took her last breath. None of it was a chore to be completed. We just led a quiet life. There is nothing high tech about being with the infirmed-giving comfort is a low priority in our society.

When I wake up in the morning, I am thankful that I have another day to try to be kind and thoughtful.

I felt serene when I gazed at the shoreline from Kualoa Ranch on Oahu. The land and the ocean were vast in comparison to me.

You are a blessing. Thank you.

You are insightful. Frequently, caregiving is seen in terms of aging. The disabled, the mentally ill, and any one may be in need. Thank you for connecting.