Channeling Gandhi

"You must be the change you want to see in the world," said Mahatma Gandhi. A brave man of peace, Gandhi lived his own words. Caregivers do the same. I see caregivers as those who choose not to turn away from the sick, those that stay when many others leave, who don't make excuses about the many "other" important things they have to do. Caregivers show up, and often times, that's all that's needed of a caregiver: to be present, to witness.
I am blown away by many of the caregivers I meet who spend year after year tending loved ones, and most of the time, caregivers will say they receive as much as they give. I know I felt that way. There's something about the giving of your time and attention that creates a universe worth belonging to.
To be the change you want to see in the world sounds like a lofty goal; and yet it really just means living each day fully at peace with the decisions and actions you make moment by moment, and knowing that you make life a little more comfortable and pleasant for others by being here on this earth.