For the Week of October 21, 2012

My Care Plan

for the Week of October 21, 2012

My care plan focuses on my WELL:

Wisdom comes from being attentive, grateful and curious.
Energy comes from my food, my exercise and my physical, mental, spiritual and emotional breaks.
Laughter comes from within myself, from my relationships and from my entertainment.
Love comes from within myself, from my relationships and from my passions.

And, to keep me from falling into the well, I'll also focus on forgiveness of myself, family members, friends, my caree, the disease process and whatever else causes me pain and sorrow. I also recognize that forgiveness is a work in progress.

This week's intention: Many times, I wish for more time in my day, in my life. The worry about running out of time means I rush through my day. Often, because I rush, I waste. Rather than rush, I can trust that I have the time I need. I have the power to adjust my day to create the time I want.

During the week of October 21, I make the following commitments to staying WELL:

I stay attentive to:

I am grateful for:

I am curious about:

My food choices include:

My exercise routine is:

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I take breaks:

for my body:

for my mind:

for my spirit:

for my heart:

I laugh about:

I laugh with:

I laugh while:

I love when I:

I love:

I love participating in these activities:

I forgive:

I am working on forgiving:

Signed: Date:

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Caregiving.com features the blogs of family caregivers, weekly words of comforts, free webinars and online support groups. Visitors also can join the site’s Caregiving Happiness Project, which looks to determine if small, daily changes can add happiness during a difficult time in life. A campaign featuring the stories of former family caregivers called You’ll Be Okay debuted on the site in November 2010.

Caregiving.com also holds online events that entertain, encourage and provide an opportunity for a virtual escape. We regularly take breaks–for fall, winter, spring and summer. During our breaks, we take time to reflect on what’s going well in your caregiving role and what needs tweaking. In September, family caregivers of all ages show off their creative side in our Caregiving Art Show. In December, we sponsor a Holiday Progressive Blog Party.

In March 2011, Denise M. Brown, Caregiving.com founder, launched CareGifters, an initiative which funds caregiving solutions, one family caregiver at a time. Recipients of CareGifters donations detail their three challenges and then receive money to resolve or minimize at least one of those challenges.

You also can listen to Your Caregiving Journey, our Internet talk show, which delves into discussions about your caregiving role.

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CarePASS: CarePASS, a membership program, helps you create a care plan just for you. You decide what you want to achieve to feel better. Maybe you’d like to find more help, or find more quiet time, or find your voice with your family members. Once you decide, we support you with monthly, three-week teleclasses (including the fan favorite, Three-Word Journaling), meditations, one-on-one coaching with Denise and a members-only community moderated by Denise. Monthly memberships begin at $29.95. Join here.

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