MAKE THE DASH COUNT - A WORLD OF MAYBES

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

What would you like your Epitaph to say about you?

I challenge you to deep dive into your life, no time like the present.

WE ARE BORN TO DIE, HOWEVER IN BETWEEN IS LIFE

As the seasons changes and time keeps on ticking we are all ageing. None of us knows whether we will be affected by dementia, it may not even run in your family and then...wham, someone you love dearly is affected, 

To see someone that you love, change from being a vibrant, outgoing adult, into a child, almost like a baby is very difficult to fathom.  

HOW SOME PEOPLE RESPOND TO DEMENTIA

Many people, visit once and then prefer to turn away and not accept the person's metamorphosis and they prefer to live in denial. 

Others stay away as if the person has some contagious disease.

Or others just simply ask you all the time, how is that person, as they do not want to see the person in person.

POSSIBLE PERSPECTIVES OF A CARER AND THE CARED FOR

Dementia is challenging for the carers and even more challenging for the cared for as they are living inside a body, where the mind is not in alignment, how frustrating that must be? 

Maybe they want to say something and the words do not come out, or,

Maybe they want to move their body and their body does not respond. 

Imagine, if most of your day was simply sitting in a room, looking at the walls, or watching the TV, with very little human interaction.

Imagine how they must feel, totally dependent, reliant on someone to meet their every need.

Maybe they feel embarrassed, or maybe they question themselves, or maybe they are asking where are my family and friends now when I need them most? 

Maybe their world is filled with maybes. Maybe they are now crying on the inside, as tears no longer flow on the outside, instead they stare, they gaze beyond faces, places and spaces.

SO WHAT WILL YOU DO?

So as you read this article be mindful to make the dash count in your life. Consider others who are less fortunate, especially, extend a goodwill gesture to an elderly person, because one day that elderly person will be you.

If you know a carer, why not give them interactive holistic healing, self-discovery, journey journal, where they can in their own time and pace and work through activities which enable them to meet their past, present and future self. Where they are the artist, architect, actor/ess and author, as they are the content creator, upon completion of the activities they now hold in their hand their own bespoke HERstory or HIStory, totally customised and personalised by the carer. Get them a copy of CRUSHED TO SPARKLE

A QUICK WORD TO MANAGERS AND HEADS OF ORGANISATIONS

Staff may be absent, or actually, in a phase of presenteeism, they may be under tremendous pressure looking after a loved one, doing their best under the circumstances to do a good job. Please take a moment to care to share, check in on their mental and physical wellbeing, without causing them to be in fear that you are calling them into meeting to tell them..... you get my drift!

Please understand, carers are usually treated as invisible, usually numbed into silence, usually questioning their own skills, knowledge, experience, identity, self-image and purpose.

Please show a little more empathy, as a little goodwill goes a long way, consider people, before profits, rest assured if you have more of a"human touch"you will get more profits because your staff: feel, valued, recognised, appreciated and are happy to work!

A USEFUL RESOURCE FOR YOUR HOME AND WORKPLACE, A PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TOOLKIT

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Juliyah is a Published Author on Amazon, worldwide. 

Transformational Carer and Careers Coach