The Power of Healing Touch in Caregiving
For a moment, stop and recall what it feels like to have your hands massaged. Something as simple as having one's...
The Power of Healing Touch in Caregiving
TAG: Helping Others
Tell People What You Need
Tell People What You Need
If you are going through a difficult time, please do not be afraid to tell others what you need or want. People...
Help Yourself By Helping Others
Help Yourself By Helping Others
Hirshel Jaffe, called The Running Rabbi says, “For over 20 years as a rabbi, before my illness, I had helped others through crisis. I was supposed to have all the answers. Yet when I got sick, I discovered I didn’t have them. I felt confused, frightened and desperate. My experience with serious illness has made me want to share with you what I’ve learned.
When my physicians noticed how depressed I was in the hospital, they said, 'Be a rabbi—go and counsel other patients.' I did, and my energy and zest for life came back."
My Friends Don’t Care
My Friends Don’t Care
Recently, I received a letter from Marcia. She says, “For the past 1.5 years, I've been balancing working full...
An Elephant, A Chain & Freedom
An Elephant, A Chain & Freedom
Can a bicycle chain hold an elephant in place? Yes it can!
Josh McDowell tells a story about a chained elephant which reminds us of some adults who are chained to their horrific past of physical, emotional or sexual abuse. Josh writes:
“We’re like a circus elephant tied down by a bicycle chain. We ask how one small chain could hold a powerful elephant. The trainer explains that the chain doesn’t hold him; it’s the elephant’s memory that keeps him from trying to escape.
God Nudge Story By Jennifer
God Nudge Story By Jennifer
It was two days before Christmas and a horrible ice storm hit our town. Thousands were without power and the outside temperatures were below freezing.
After cleaning up the kitchen, I sat down for a minute to relax and work on a puzzle. Out of the blue, a family from my church came to my mind. The mother is suffering from a severe mental condition and has been placed in an adult care facility. The father has a major brain injury, and the oldest son has Down syndrome.
Be A Distraction
Be A Distraction
My friend is depressed. Her apartment is a mess. Piles of dishes are in the sink. Crumbs, dirt and garbage are in...
Mrs. Grumpy
Mrs. Grumpy
She was crabby! Grumpy! She yelled at the nurses and complained all the time. Just the kind of person I like to avoid, but I couldn’t because she was in the bed next to my mother in a rehab center. Every day when I went to visit my mother, I hoped that 'she' would be sleeping or at physical therapy. One day God whispered in my ear, “When you do it unto the least of these, you do it to me.” Oh! OK! My sister and I started showering Mrs. Grumpy with care and kindness: We brought her flowers, cookies, said “Hi” and asked her, “What may we do for you today?"
