By Joan Halifax — 2018
Caring for people who are suffering is a loving, even heroic calling, but it takes a toll. Roshi Joan Halifax teaches this five-step program to care for yourself while caring for others.
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According to the dictionary, to forgive is to stop feeling angry or resentful toward yourself or others for some perceived offense, flaw, or mistake. Keeping that definition in mind, forgiveness becomes a form of compassion.
Whether you become a caregiver gradually or all of sudden due to a crisis, or whether you are a caregiver willingly or by default, many emotions surface when you take on the job of caregiving.
When you truly focus your attention to the task, the switch to thinking mindfully about your action results in a change in your feelings and behavior.
Taking care of a loved one with an illness or disability can stir up some complicated emotions.
Taking into account your own wellbeing as well as the best interests of others, here are some of the most important ways to become a better person.
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