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1353816 tn?1277069017

Which is YOUR mission?????

I'm reading the Thibetan Book of the living and dying. In it there is a passage that says that everyone that comes into this world is born with a specific mission. There are many people that for example have made a lot of money. Was that their mission or what the could do with that money afterwards. I believe there are people that find their mission, like doctors, or teachers or farmers. How do they know that is their mission? Mabe because they FEEL
that is their place and makes them fullfilled. I am still searching for mine, have studied different carrers and I still found my place. Have you?
Blessings
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Thank you for your kind words.  I told my client's wife that doing this is profound to me and is character shaping.  With this type of challenge or any terminal illness or aging, the reality of how fragile life is strikes deep and knowing that this is the direction we all go...death.

It challenges me to seek truth in living daily and not cover my flaws, not that I have to make a defense of who I am.  It is the nakedness of being human covered by the props we grab in the illusion of being more than we are that defies my ability to truly describe what I feel and think as I care for this client.  

At first, being sensitive, it stings to have cruel things said, but the awareness of the "what", and "why" ease the sting and the "when" which as you know one never knows is framed by the realization that I don't know the true scope of what leads those things to be said.  In this client's case, he has such a loving family and they all say wholeheartedly, this is not their father or husband who acts like this at times.  It is heart breaking to them but they are so appreciative of the care I give which makes my heart sing.  

I find myself thinking about those out there who don't have a kind, caring, compassionate caregiver whether professional or family and who may be being abused.  I realize then that I can join others who send up prayers for these unknown souls for good things to come about and caring/loving people to come into their lives.  

So...must be doing something right to have their perceptions bombard me....lol!  My choice to listen/obey/do.  

You draw me to think about those out there doing what they can to make a difference whether it is getting news out to alert people about things, helping to save wildlife, children, healing, teaching.....

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You give so much, I know, so it must be hard to deal with Alzheimer patients who have lost their grip on the 'normal' (for want of a better word) view of things.
I know from personal experience that people suffering with Dementia can and do say some hurtful things sometimes. But they are not even like little children in this respect. They don't even realize most of the time what they are saying, meaning, or referring to.

My mother, who I know loved me SO much, and her love came with her even through the worst ravages of dementia, sometimes said things that really hurt (she never would have said before the dementia) But it was a kind of mixture of words, all of which were forgotten in a second, and sometimes meant something rational, and most often didn't. She'd say things like "Oh look at the cat up on that rooftop! An old woman put it up there" (no cat) followed instantly by "We should always have a cup of tea because what you say never means anything"
(figure that out....??)
See -it didn't mean a thing! Well not in ordinary reality anyway. It kind of reminded me of -you know, those weird senseless short phrases that you sometimes hear on the verge of sleep and dreams.
Those phrases she did not mean personally. Her mind was too far gone for that.

I'm only saying that because it might help to take that little sting away if ever your patients (clients) say anything to hurt you.
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Thank you :-)

Just got home from work & it was another "teaching" day. I know there is so much more profoundness to life and all the elements than I can give voice to, but I am continually reaching to try express some things that I want to remember.

Today started with me having a headache & my eyes aching.  Going to bed about 10:30 p.m. and getting up before 4:30 a.m. didn't leave much time to sleep, and with all the studying I was doing for my 2nd job and being online a lot my eyes need a break.

However, my heart is happy right now for several reasons.  One being the simple but happy sight I saw this morning with the squirrel that I call "wacky".  He/she was jumping up and down and doing flips at the bottom of the tree at my client's this morning.  This is the one I caught pictures of a couple of weeks ago jumping on a stick and playing with it and some other antics.  What a sight.  I thought God must laugh to see the joy that Wacky had.  About the same time, I saw a rabbit munching on the apples falling from the tree in the front and the robins out in droves.

I didn't see the doe that I saw last week, but thought about what a special sight that was.  

I was also happy to be through the role play phase of my training and spent hours last night doing the ISP planning with paperwork and started the case notes.  So, as soon as I finish the case notes & send off to my mentor, I will be ready for the 3rd shadow visit where my mentor will go along & watch how I do....depending on how I do, I will/won't be ready to fly solo.  Then I can concentrate on helping those I am selected to work with spend public $ wisely.  That will be another teaching experience.

So.....for now, I sit here sharing this and feeling happy, as I was leaving my client's home, I heard his wife say I was a blessing to her.  Sweet music to my ears.  I see her as a blessing in my life.  Ditto!

The mission continues.
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1353816 tn?1277069017
Dear Dazon

I was deeply moved by your comment. It must be very difficult for you to deal with an Alzheiner patient. My grandfather, a father to me, had it. I've been there and know how
impatient one feels when they get upset. I honor your work and what you do. I believe everything we do in life comes back one way or another. You could have chosen a different job, but you are there. You should be happy with yourself, proud of yourself in a healthy way.
About the remarks, as I dont like some people, its only fair that some wont like me.
Dont worry or get your self esteem down.
Singing and music are one of the great healers of the soul. Use it.
It's a plesure to have contacted you.
Blessings
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I think my mission is to learn to love others.  Very difficult to do from my experience so far.  Being judgmental, finding preferences (playing it safe by trying to hang around the so-called good ones), jumping to conclusions, being touchy...endless list of roadblocks.

Under the umbrella of learning to love others, comes learning to get along, listen to, share with, another endless list.

Ways I am being taught come under the guise of my job working with the elderly, and in particular at this time with a 88 yr. old man in his 10th year of Alzheimer's who can become combative, can insult me at times with short statements such as ..."you're not listening", "you don't know what you're doing", "you're here to serve, not to boss".....

That will humble you...lol!  Best days (day was a mixture), we sing christian songs like Just a closer walk with Thee, I was once lost in sin and Jesus took me in, The old Rugged Cross.  We sang those today.  I learn ways to get things going by how I act and what I say and reacting to what he does.  Tough times are his urinating on himself or standing and pooping on the floor, getting after me when I try have him stand still so I can clean him up safely and efficiently.

These are times when the reality that we all will grow old if we live long enough.  This is when it hits me that we tell God by our actions that we know what we are doing and to leave us along or "I know, I know, I know....".  We go on without the reality of seeing the truth.  We complain against others while messing ourselves up and thinking we look so good or are so smart.  I am humbled by these dawning awareness that pierce my heart.

I get online here at Medhelp and wonder why I continue some days.  I know there are a few that leave nice remarks to let me know they don't like me.  So, I turn around and make the connection to how I am with others and then I choose to let go.  I come back and post again and again because there might just be one person who needs some encouragement and to hear someone say something that is seeking to be real.  However, I realize that when the time to go is here, I must simply go and not make a "big" deal out of it.  So...the mission sometimes seems to be on an "as needed" basis to learn obedience and how to be still...listen.  
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Good question.  I think we come to awareness of it in different ways.  For some it may be the search for the mission that is the mission.

I heard someone say once that if you want to make God laugh...tell him your plans.  That made me think about how we can get in the way.  Someone says...I want to learn to listen or to be obedient.  Take that and the expression...when the student is ready, the teacher will appear.

Do we recognize the mission or the teacher if it is there?

Do we need to learn things to be equipped for the mission like compassion, understanding, patience....etc.???  Maybe someone needs to learn to be persistent and persevere in the face of all odds and their mission is accomplished along the way.

Business may say.. we need a mission statement.  We may say, I am on a mission.  Different understandings of what it means occurs.

Blessings
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