Finding Myself

Hello to my friends and readers,

Yesterday I shared with you that I was feeling “under the weather” and needed to practice some self-care, as I am always advising you, as caregivers, to do.  And I did just that.

However, it looks like I must be fighting off a cold or some sort of “bug”, because I’m still not feeling so swell today.  But, this too shall pass! (soon, I hope!)

In a sense feeling not up to par has been a good thing.  I’ll tell you why – I am learning that even though there are days I don’t feel well, I am able to push through it, do some sort of writing each day, as well as manage to get something posted here on the website.

I think it is similar to what we feel sometimes as caregivers – we find an inner strength to get the job done, regardless of how tough some days are.  And in caregiving there can be a lot of tough days — when the patient is very ill and requires extra care, or perhaps has repeated a story at least 100 times that day and each time you listen and respond as if it’s a brand-new story.

In this process of starting a new website and posting my writing every day, I’m learning more about “me” and what drives me now (which is not the same thing that drove me when I was 25).  I’ve learned that although my ultimate goal is for this site to succeed financially, what is truly important to me is that the site succeeds for you, the readers.  I am overjoyed when I learn that something I wrote helped someone in need, gave them moral support, let them know they are not alone, or provided some information which came right when the reader needed it.  That is what this website is all about!

I’m also learning that I thoroughly like the creative side of myself, that inner creativity which has been buried for quite some time.  Life happened, and my writing somehow got boxed away and put up in the attic.  Well, I have now taken the box down and opened it – and I love what I’ve found inside!  It’s as if I’ve found my true self again.  I admit that at first I questioned and feared that I may not have anything of value to share; but the more I write, I am losing the fear of expressing myself through my writing.

And probably the most important thing I am learning is to put my complete trust in God.  He is fully aware of my needs, and of your needs as caregivers.  I believe that He will bless this site, and others will be blessed because of it.  I often try to pray about what topic should be discussed each day, also asking Him to lead the readers who need to read that particular post to visit the website.  Yes, I believe I will eventually be blessed financially, and perhaps even put some of my writings together and publish a book.  That may or may not happen according to how God leads me.  But, for now, I believe I am right where He wants me to be.

I want to remind you to always feel free to leave a comment or reply below the post – I want to know what your most pressing needs are currently.

Until, tomorrow, have a wonderfully relaxing Sunday evening!  May God richly bless each one of you!