Learning to pace one's self.

One must learn to pace one's self. Maybe it was coincidence. But when I was an Alzheimer's care-giver and I started getting daily respite, acceptance became easier. Because that gave me time to reflect. To ponder the inherent goodness of life. To catch my breath. I became an 8-10 hour a day care-giver when Jeanne went into the nursing home. Rather than 24/7. That made a difference. If one exhausts one's self, one is in no mood to be very caring and very accepting. --Jim Broede