Positive energy creates effective caregiving...

Caregivers very often fall into the trap of feeling that they do not have
enough time to do everything. I recall even questioning myself as to how
I could do anything for myself or for my immediate family. I fell in
with the majority of caregivers who become obsessed with the amount of
time that they require to spend care giving. I was not able or willing
to take on anything more. I had become a victim caregiver.

Caregivers very often feel sorry for themselves and share these feelings
of "poor me" with any one who will listen. We do not even realize that
we are constantly sharing the poor me stories. Care giving to others
becomes our excuse for not completing tasks or for not taking on new tasks.
Victim caregivers are unable to give additional attention to their immediate
families, their spouses or their special others. We are constantly fighting
an inner conflict with ourselves and quite often we become depressed and
negative. We become victim caregivers.

Warrior Caregivers remain positive and become effective jugglers. They are
able to juggle their time between:

* Care to self
* Care to others
* Care for immediate family
* Care for spouse or special other

Warrior caregivers learn to juggle their time in order to remain in control
of their own lives. Making time for yourself is imperative to remaining
strong and positive. By finding time for your self, you are able to keep
inner conflicts under control. You are constantly recharging your own mind
and body. This allows you to share positive feelings to the ones you are
caring for and to attract positive people into your life.

Warrior caregivers are able to work care giving into their daily lives with
ease. Giving care to others becomes a positive and enjoyable experience.
Sharing these positive feelings with the ones that you are caring for allows
you to accomplish more in the same period of time. The ones being cared for
are more cooperative and are willing to work harder.

My daughter was in physiotherapy for many years. I had to incorporate all
the activities that we learned at physiotherapy into our daily lives so that
she would practice the motions. I was able to work these into our daily
lives in a positive and encouraging way so that she did not even realize
that is what I was doing. The result was that she was much more cooperative
and worked harder.
Warrior caregivers juggle their time to include time for their immediate family.
Our immediate families do not feel left out or short changed. They feel
included and are willing to help out more as a result. Family units remain
very important to warrior caregivers who make sure that they juggle their
time to accommodate family events and activities. My other children always
helped out at home so that we could all enjoy their baseball or volleyball games.

The warrior caregiver makes sure that they include time for their spouses or
special others. Quite often it is the spouse or special other that gets
forgotten while you are care giving for others. They are usually the first
to feel left out and quite often are the first to hear the "poor me" stories.
They too become negative as they attempt to live with a tired and depressed
victim caregiver. It is important to keep everyone positive and working
towards the same goals.

Effective juggling gives balance to the warrior care givers life. It provides
a positive atmosphere which is shared by family and friends. Effective juggling
also leaves the caregiver in control. This curtails the inner conflicts that
so often take over the care givers life. Effective juggling may take some time
to master but once achieved is worth the additional effort. I found that
becoming a warrior caregiver improved all my family relationships and effective
juggling allowed me time for myself, for my family, for my spouse, and for the
ones I was caring for.

I invite you to come join us in the Warrior Caregiver Community
where we provide a safe platform for support & collaboration.
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