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Soul Portrait: The Helpers
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Tuesday, September 18, 2012. The whole idea of compassion is based on a keen awareness of the interdependence of all these living beings, which are all part of one another, and all involved in one another. Improving care to the elderly must include active support of the helpers. Active support includes training, mentoring, advocating, and counseling. If we focused more on the helpers, what would happen? Would family members be less worried about the care of their loved one? Would it save money? My book, ...
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Soul Portrait: The Many Faces of Soul Portrait
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Friday, November 23, 2012. The Many Faces of Soul Portrait. Was born out of my experience as admissions coordinator in a 120-bed nursing home. During a short span of time, I learned one of the greatest lessons of my life: we all. Is about making aging personal and having a voice in our health care. Unlike living wills or health care directives that specify what actions should be taken for our physical health (including life support measures), Soul Portrait. Helps us learn more about ourselves by answerin...
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Soul Portrait: August 2012
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Monday, August 27, 2012. There are times when even to live is an act of bravery. Resignation and hopelessness are reflected in eyes that once lit up at the thought of a familiar kitchen, bedroom, or workbench. We wonder if someone with dementia is better off, not knowing where they are. You aren't the only patient we have, you know.". Next: Personalizing Health Care. C) Sally Z McBain. Friday, August 10, 2012. Towering trees, mountains, and a lake recently provided my ideal vacation. Nevermind this p...
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Soul Portrait: Twelve Questions
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Sunday, October 21, 2012. Row row row your boat, gently down the stream. Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, life is but a dream. What am I doing when I'm happiest? How can I rein in my constant need to accomplish something? What do I love most about my life right now? Where and from whom do I get my inspiration? How have my priorities changed and am I giving due attention to them? What is one new and/or positive thing I have learned about myself this last year? How am I being true to myself?
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Soul Portrait: December 2011
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Thursday, December 8, 2011. The Gift of Another Year. While I wait for Soul Portrait. There are days I'm calm about it, knowing Soul Portrait. To read it from beginning to end for spelling errors. The designer at Dog Ear thinks it will be about 116 pages, so it's hardly a daunting task. It's a great suggestion, and I have just the person. So, what do I want this year to be about, aside from Soul Portrait's. As for the to-finish list, authors Joe Dominguez and Vicki Robin ( Your Money or Your Life. My boo...
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On Shoestrings, and by the Seat of My Pants....: My Feng Shui Experience............or, " Our House"
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On Shoestrings, and by the Seat of My Pants. And with laughter.Let me share! Monday, May 20, 2013. My Feng Shui Experience.or, " Our House". I found a book titled Move Your Stuff, Change Your Life,. I wisely got a clipboard before I started. I put sheets of clean, white paper onto it, and stole a sharpened pencil from my husband. I was ready to find out what to do to get ENERGY to move through my home, unhampered. No one broke in to slit our throats. My husband had asked me to move them. No way! The book...
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On Shoestrings, and by the Seat of My Pants....: Button, Button.........or, "School's Out!"
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On Shoestrings, and by the Seat of My Pants. And with laughter.Let me share! Saturday, June 23, 2012. Button, Button.or, "School's Out! Did you notice that I didn't write a single post on this blog for two months? It's not that I ran out of things to say.(you wish! But that I was involved in the retirement process. 4 days to go! Sorted my button collection? That sounds strange, I know. Margie called on my first "real" day of retirement and asked,"What wonderful thing are you doing with your freedom?
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On Shoestrings, and by the Seat of My Pants....: Time Traveling......or, "The Wanderer"
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On Shoestrings, and by the Seat of My Pants. And with laughter.Let me share! Sunday, March 25, 2012. Time Traveling.or, "The Wanderer". I call it "Time Traveling," for lack of a better name.and I do it often. It is less expensive than. Travel, and sometimes more enjoyable. A "little trip" can be started by music, a scent, or just. Somewhere for a moment. Music is a huge tool for time travel . An "our song" from a long-ago love, we all know, brings nostalgia.good or bad. Smells are interesting vehicles...
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On Shoestrings, and by the Seat of My Pants....: The Soup Swap........or, "Get Together"
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On Shoestrings, and by the Seat of My Pants. And with laughter.Let me share! Monday, October 22, 2012. The Soup Swap.or, "Get Together". My niece, Kimberly, (named after me.) just hosted a SOUP SWAP. I made 7 quarts of Akron's Famous Bean Soup from Art's Place to take there, and I came away with 6 quarts of different types of soups, as did all the other guests. Kimberly ended up with eleven different quarts of soups, because she had eleven guests. I'll bet you want to know how this works. 2 It is underst...
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On Shoestrings, and by the Seat of My Pants....: It's All Relative......................or, "D-I-V-O-R-C-E"
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On Shoestrings, and by the Seat of My Pants. And with laughter.Let me share! Saturday, February 18, 2012. It's All Relative.or, "D-I-V-O-R-C-E". My former husband's aunt died recently. I loved her from the first moment I met her, forty years ago. Over the years I was married to "M," we frequently saw this aunt and her husband, watched her children grow to adulthood, and sometimes got together for family events, especially when other "family" showed up from out of town. Remained an aunt of. That this is a...
