This Super MEro Sunday is dedicated to all the people that care for someone.  The ones that selflessly look after a ill family member, an ill friend, and continuall go above and beyond for someone they love and adore.

Do you know the way to brighten your own day is to give of yourself?  Think about it, if you are upset or your life is in turmoil, stop for a moment and thing of something or someone you are grateful for.  It immediately shifts your mood and or energy to something positive and happy, right?  The same holds true when we look after and care for someone.  

A basic human need is to feel a sense of value.  When we feel valued, it increases our own well being.  Now I am not saying we need someone else to do this for us, on the contrary.  We must do this for ourselves.  

I have been blessed to have cared for my grandmother. grandfather and my beloved father when they all became ill.  There was not even a question, it was just what I did.  Was it always easy, oh my goodness NO.  But was it worth it?  Of course!  

See, as hard as it may be, we all choose what is important in our life.  For everyone it is different.  The point is, when we care for those we love, there always comes a check in point.  The point where we look at ourselves and what we are doing and those around us and say, why am I doing this?  If you are part of a large family you may look at your brothers and sisters and for a moment think they are selfish as they are not helping in the care giving process.  

When these thoughts enter our minds it is important to remember that it is our choice to care for the loved one and not someone else. Shift your thinking in those moments of judgement of others to we are all blessed to have each other and our special gifts and talents.  If you need help, ASK.  Don’t just assume they will be there to help.  Remember, we all have choices and rather than develop resentment and anger toward your family, choose to ask for what you want!

Thank you to all of you that make this a better place for our loved ones and the selfless love you give!  I appreciate everything you have done and are doing!~Shirene