Where oh where was Wise Words Wednesday? Well, I'd to know where Wednesday went period - my time flies! Well, I know it's Thursday, but here goes...
I love being on the water, in the water, and just generally around water anywhere, at anytime. Well, almost anywhere at anytime; have you ever felt like you were "up the creek without a paddle?" Yes, I know that some people use colourful adjectives to describe what the creek, um, let's say, contains, and others leave out the "without a paddle" portion, but the meaning of the idiom seems universal nonetheless.
Whatever version you like, not many of us like to be up the creek no matter what; not figuratively and not literally - no matter how much you love water. As an outdoor enthusiast, a person recovering from severe illness and injury, and a person who has been a caregiver for others recovering, I've been "up the creek without a paddle" literally and figuratively in my life.
Really. Yes truly.
Literally...the water kind is better.
I wish we could choose our troublesome situations, and their associated factors. Although not everyone has actually been in an actual boat without paddles, I bet that we have all been "in the same boat" in that we've struggled with the reality of caregiving or recovering at times. i am sure that everyone has felt fear, uncertainty, and desperation during this process. And, at one time or another, everyone will likely feel as though the situation is heart wrenching, dangerous, never-ending, all-consuming and /or insurmountable.
And that is okay.
You are not alone.
There is no shame in feeling overwhelmed, and no need to be apologetic for it.
And you know what? Be you caregiver or the one recovering, if you can work hard at holding on to those you love (and who love you) you're doing very well. Support each other. It is more important now more than ever to hold on to friends and family and let them hold onto you too. After all, the dark is never as dark when you are with someone you love and trust. So, no matter which role you are in, be their paddle, or join them in the boat - and let them do the same for you. I'll let Ms. Pogrebin tell you about that in her words, as she says it much better than I do...
I love being on the water, in the water, and just generally around water anywhere, at anytime. Well, almost anywhere at anytime; have you ever felt like you were "up the creek without a paddle?" Yes, I know that some people use colourful adjectives to describe what the creek, um, let's say, contains, and others leave out the "without a paddle" portion, but the meaning of the idiom seems universal nonetheless.
Whatever version you like, not many of us like to be up the creek no matter what; not figuratively and not literally - no matter how much you love water. As an outdoor enthusiast, a person recovering from severe illness and injury, and a person who has been a caregiver for others recovering, I've been "up the creek without a paddle" literally and figuratively in my life.
Really. Yes truly.
Literally...the water kind is better.
I wish we could choose our troublesome situations, and their associated factors. Although not everyone has actually been in an actual boat without paddles, I bet that we have all been "in the same boat" in that we've struggled with the reality of caregiving or recovering at times. i am sure that everyone has felt fear, uncertainty, and desperation during this process. And, at one time or another, everyone will likely feel as though the situation is heart wrenching, dangerous, never-ending, all-consuming and /or insurmountable.
And that is okay.
You are not alone.
There is no shame in feeling overwhelmed, and no need to be apologetic for it.
And you know what? Be you caregiver or the one recovering, if you can work hard at holding on to those you love (and who love you) you're doing very well. Support each other. It is more important now more than ever to hold on to friends and family and let them hold onto you too. After all, the dark is never as dark when you are with someone you love and trust. So, no matter which role you are in, be their paddle, or join them in the boat - and let them do the same for you. I'll let Ms. Pogrebin tell you about that in her words, as she says it much better than I do...
If the family were a boat, it would be a canoe that makes no progress unless everyone paddles.
- Letty Cottin Pogrebin, Family and Politics
Happy Paddling!
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