More than a care-giver.

When I talk to my care-giver friends, often the subject doesn't focus on care-giving. That's by design. Best to steer on to other aspects of life. The good life. Maybe baseball.  Or nature. Even politics will do sometimes.  Care-givers tend to be preoccupied with burdensome care-giving. And they should be. To a degree. But they need to digress. To wander away to other topics. Preferably, cheerful stuff. After all, life goes on. And it ain't all bad. Some care-givers need reminders about that. They need respite. Breaks. And that's what I try to give them. I encourage them to muse. About all sorts of things. Not always about care-giving. Yes. Find a balance.  Try to become a whole human being. More than a care-giver. --Jim Broede