THE BUDDHIST CARER

Who am I to say what makes life valuable, what gives life meaning? Ageing, illness, death will be encountered by all. So why don't we...

I could rush straight home Unpack the bags from the car Or I could just pause. Pause, eat cake and drink A little treat on the way Back...

Can't quite shake it off! I'm feeling agitated and I'm feeling tense. Someone made me feel so small, insignificant. Why did I let them? I...

Where are you off to? Upstairs, he says softly... but I help with showers! Well, I help with loads including walking upstairs to take a...

I'm doing nothing Consciously doing nothing And it's bloody hard! The urge to do things - Anything, maybe something - It feels like an...

Working far too much Risking burnout, exhaustion. The power of No! A fine balance Between being in-the-flow And plain overwhelm. And...

Visiting to help? Or visiting to impose, overwhelm, exhaust?

A real sense of flow When preparing to present Truly in the now. A real sense of flow I forgot about the caring. Truly in the now. A real...

An early phone call My heart is racing: who's this? Someone pretending. My internet's down? Erm, I don't think so, madam Ending this call...

I'd like to be green And recycle much much more. Caring ain't eco. Disposable pads Made of all kinds of plastics Landing in our bin. Bags...

Up late this morning Another snooze at lunchtime Clearly needs the rest. The tiredness of life - of living, ageing, dying - catches up...

Things in the diary. Good intentions to meet up don't always pan out. Better not to plan? To avoid disappointment? Or just hold lightly...

Bang! Go the fireworks that usher in a New Year. What can we expect? Back to work this week on top of everything else. Bang! He's had a...

The house feels so bare. Christmas decorations down, to be stored away. And so we move on, embracing our mundane life. And contemplating....

A New Year's resolution? No New Year's resolutions! Living day to day. Precarious stairs! His first shower of the year. Today's...

A happy new year? So much pain and destruction. Wars. Earthquakes. Suffering.

As this year closes Rejoicing in what has been Grateful for all that. Now turning my gaze To that which is yet to come Facing it head on.

Christmas Eve is here Preparations underway Some things never change. Two bathrooms cleaned Bedding sorted for our guest. Hubbie is...

Christmas approaches. More shopping done than usual. The caring goes on.

"I would like to die with a pair of secateurs in my hand" he says.