Written by: Nina Vallone "Being grateful at all times no matter what happens." I typed the words of Brother David Steindl-Rast on November 1st, the first day of this #30DaysofGratitude series. I wrote about the belief that we can feel the joy of gratefulness even in the midst of suffering. I quoted Steindl-Rast who suggests … Continue reading Living Gratefully When Mom Has Cancer
I wrote my own eulogy and I realize I'm not quite living the life I want to live. I'm not sick, or worried about getting sick or dying. I was inspired by a woman in Florida who wrote her own obituary while she was in hospice care. I love her brave ability to write about … Continue reading Farewell, Nina: A Eulogy to Me in Order to Remind Me How to Live
Caring for aging parents is quickly becoming the norm among many of my friends. Whenever I pick up the phone, someone's mom needs surgery, someone's father has suffered a stroke or someone else's mom is moving into assisted living. As my friends and I fully enter middle age, our parents are rapidly aging and their … Continue reading Our parents are aging. Now what?
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