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  1. Denise

    Never

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    | Denise's Blog, Weekly Comforts
    June 20, 2011
    When it’s a bad day and you’re in a bad way, it can feel like you live in Never Land. Life will never get better. You’ll never have what you want. You’ll never have a life. Never Land will lure you and make you feel this is where you belong....
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    Jail

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    | Denise's Blog, Weekly Comforts
    June 14, 2011
    You didn’t receive a diagnosis but it sure can feel like you’ve received a jail sentence. Sentenced by caregiving. In what seems like a minute, caregiving has taken away your privileges: Your freedom, your flexibility, your future. And, it’s put you in what feels like the tiniest room in the...
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    Race

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    | Denise's Blog, Weekly Comforts
    May 23, 2011
    They call it a rat race. Wikipedia says it’s a “term used for an endless, self-defeating or pointless pursuit.” Some days it sure can feel just like that—a race with no finish line in site, no cheering spectators to encourage, no cold water to refresh, no break from a beating...
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    Tight

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    | Denise's Blog, Weekly Comforts
    May 9, 2011
    Sometimes, the pants are too tight. Sometimes, the budget is too tight. And, sometimes, the quarters are too tight. And, then, at times, it’s all too tight. When it all seems too tight, how can you find room? Let loose with a walk, a plan to adjust, quiet time alone....
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    Center

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    | Denise's Blog, Weekly Comforts
    April 25, 2011
    I like words that have several meanings. Center, for instance, carries two meanings. You can center so that you connect within yourself to act and think in a way that honors who you are. Or: You can be in the center of a storm. In caregiving, you may feel like...
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    Nerve

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    | Ask Denise, Weekly Comforts
    April 4, 2011
    You may have people in your life who do and say in such a way that you think, Where do they get the nerve? Then, you have situations and circumstances that seem to demand so much from you that you wonder, Where will I get the nerve? It may seem...
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    Fortune

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    | Denise's Blog, Weekly Comforts
    March 28, 2011
    Caregiving can cost a fortune. It can seem to take your money, your patience, your career, your future. And, as the costs add up, you can’t help but think: This is such an unfortunate situation. When there’s so much that seems unfortunate, does it also forfeit your fortune? Your fortune...
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    Tick

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    | Denise's Blog, Weekly Comforts
    March 21, 2011
    It may seem that life has become ticks. It’s the tick of the clock. The ticks off your to-do list. The ticks mark your time and the spending of that time. Those ticks can sometimes become your nervous ticks, as you worry and fret about what to do and how...
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    Fall

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    | Denise's Blog, Weekly Comforts
    March 1, 2011
    It’s always tough to take a tumble. Sometimes, though, a fall is just what we need. Or, rather, what happens after the fall is just what we need. We get up. We wipe off our butts. We tell everyone that we are okay. We survive the fall. We fear the...
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  13. Denise

    Blah!

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    | Denise's Blog, Weekly Comforts
    February 23, 2011
    Sometimes, it’s just hard to find the word to describe what a struggle or disappointment or upset feels like. During those times, I use the word “blah.” And, sometimes, when it’s a really difficult struggle, disappointment or upset, I’ll add an exclamation point. “Blah!” And, then, I’ll sigh. When it’s...
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    Quit

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    | Denise's Blog, Weekly Comforts
    February 15, 2011
    Ohhh… You’ll have days when you just want to quit. Just write your resignation letter and leave it on the kitchen table. Or, maybe, you’d like to just walk past the kitchen table, out the back door, through the back yard and head straight to the airport. But, that’s just...
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    Game

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    | Denise's Blog, Weekly Comforts
    February 7, 2011
    In caregiving, you may feel that you regularly wear a game face. You may put on a game face when you and your caree hear difficult news during a doctor’s appointment. You may wear a game face on those bad days when the requests for your help just won’t stop....
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    Tire

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    | Denise's Blog, Weekly Comforts
    January 31, 2011
    It’s all tiring, isn’t it? The day in, day out. The worry. The energy to quiet the inner panic. The fights to get what’s needed, when it’s needed. You probably feel like a flat tire, lumping along the road. Rather than continuing the lump it, visit a rest stop to...
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    Dictionary

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    | Denise's Blog, Weekly Comforts
    January 26, 2011
    We think of dictionaries as large books which never change. In truth, dictionaries change as our language and our culture change, adding and removing words, changing and revising definitions. You have a dictionary for caregiving, one which helps you define your role, others’ roles, your limits, your budget, your care...
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    Fly

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    | Denise's Blog, Weekly Comforts
    January 21, 2011
    Sometimes, we wish we could fly so we could fly away from a tough day, a tough time, a tough moment. But, we’re grounded with responsibilities. Caregiving and all its requirements lock you to land. What to do when you can’t fly and you can’t stand to stay in the...
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    Special

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    | Denise's Blog, Weekly Comforts
    January 11, 2011
    Does every day seem like a challenge? Full of overwhelming obstacles? Moments of dread? What if every day wasn’t about wishing how quickly it would end but about how long it could last? What if every day was a special day, like a holiday or a birthday? What if we...
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  20. Denise

    Blue

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    | Denise's Blog, Weekly Comforts
    January 3, 2011
    During the holidays, we can have blue days. The holidays end, which may cause us blue days for another reason. We hear sad news from friends (like Sharon) and then we really feel blue. It’s okay to feel blue. It’s okay to tell family members and friends, “I’m feeling blue...
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  22. Denise

    Ball

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    | Weekly Comforts
    December 27, 2010
    Image by Getty Images via @daylife In the fairy tales and Disney movies, our heroine attends fancy balls. On New Year’s Eve, a ball drops in Times Square to start the New Year. For you, balls are what you juggle. Sometimes, you juggle three balls. Sometimes, it’s just one heavy,...
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