Meaningful Use is dominating my work-world with the push to implement Electronic Health Records, and today, my thoughts are on how I am using this gift God gave me, “life”, and making it meaningful. I’d like to think I am living my ideals and being the best “me” I can be, while being kind, loving, and supportive to those around me. My personal mission statement is to take care of myself, first and foremost, and to live my life with integrity, morals, and character.
It’s been said that when you die, your life flashes before your eyes. I also heard that this life review isn’t done through your own perspective, but rather than from the view of the other people in your life and all the various interactions. I think I am going to enjoy that! Or at least, I would like to think I make people around me happy and feel good, and if I have the chance to experience “me” from the other side, I’d like to think it would be a positive thing.
I don’t spend a lot of time thinking about “the meaning of life.” When I do have time for reflection, I wonder sometimes why my life choices and situations played out the way they did and try to understand the higher purpose. I believe that there is symmetry to how my Gramps took care of me as a child, when my mom died and my Dad lived at home with Gramps and my Aunt Grace. I believe I gave back when I was a Caregiver.
Being a Caregiver was a very meaningful experience for me. I learned a lot about myself and my relationships and others in the process. I don’t imagine any of those lessons could have happened any other way. I am grateful for the time that Gramps and I had together. I am grateful for the aides, doctors, and nurses I met along the way. I saw some really beautiful humanity in how they took care of Gramps and helped me.
I don’t know what phase of Caregiving you are in, just starting, in deep, or ending, but I hope you find ways to make your life meaningful to you and your loved ones. The best we can all hope for is a life of “meaningful use”.
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