How to Be Resilient

We all feel the sting of rejection.

When I was in Japan,
my mother needed eye surgery.

I wanted to...

It’s only human

to want to control
all the things
out of fear

that we will
feel pain.

...

Caregiving often looks like…

𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 tripping yourself
Stress eating
𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 yesterday
...

My daughter has much, much
more patience than I do
with my mother.

What I think is irritating.
...

My daughter asked me to
swim in the open ocean.

I am not a strong swimmer.

And, there’s the...

Often we just have to suck up
the boring, tedious jobs.

But, absolutely
𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼...

“You sounded mean.”

Ooof. Gut punch.

My daughter called me out
in the way I spoke to my...

There is beauty, even in the struggle.

Can you see it?

That’s my wish for you today.

...

My dad died 10 months ago.

He just received a second surprise
settlement check for over $2,700....

3yrs ago to the day

we moved my dad into dementia care.

And, left him without contact
for a 2...

Your brain makes up stuff.

It says things like,

𝗧𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗮 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼…

𝗧𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲...

How much easier would life be if you tried…

𝗯𝘂𝘁, 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻’𝘁 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱
𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲

and...