How to Be Resilient

no matter what

grief made me do it

Grief makes us do things
we wouldn't do otherwise.

Grief can hit us at any time

not just the...

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you are good enough

You are good enough
even if nobody tells you so.

When I’m going through a situation.

And, I...

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how to be good enough

I had written the first half of this 6 months ago, the day before my father died. 

I never...

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nobody else knows

Nobody else knows what you're going through.

Each individual’s caregiving experience is...

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you make the right decisions

Who better than you to make difficult life decisions?

6mo ago I put my dad in hospice, even...

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you don't have to be happy

I'm sorry if you were taught to always put on a happy face.

You don't have to.

Our parents teach...

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the gratification of sacrifice

Sometimes the gratification of sacrifice is the mountain you're willing to climb.

π—²π˜ƒπ—²π—» π˜„π—΅π—²π—»...

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infinitely grateful

There is always more to be grateful for.

I make it a habit
to be grateful every day.

Today...

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is she alive

Sometimes the feeling of anxiety creeps into my body as I wake up wondering whether my mom lived...

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letting go of guilt

Decisions you made yesterday are not decisions you need to keep today.

Circumstances change.

...

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the gift of curiosity

Curiosity is our greatest gift.

Live in curiosity.

That’s what I often remind myself to...

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are you expanding or contracting?

I usually want to shrink when caregiving is hard.

To feel defeated
annoyed
self-pity.

But, I...

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