Offering care means being a companion, not a superior. It doesn’t matter whether the person we are caring for is experiencing cancer, the flu, dementia, or grief.If you are a doctor or surgeon, your expertise and knowledge comes from a superior position. But when our role is to be providers of care, we should be there as equals.
~ Judy Cornish
Even though people experiencing dementia become unable to recount what has just happened, they still go through the experience—even without recall. The psychological present lasts about three seconds. We experience the present even when we have dementia. The emotional pain caused by callous treatment or unkind talk occurs during that period. The moods and actions of people with dementia are expressions of what they have experienced, whether they can still use language and recall, or not.
~ Judy Cornish
Harmony is our natural state of being, and so, when our energies become too stagnant, chaos is thrown into the mix to stimulate what will eventually result in balance and invite flow. The trick is to not let chaos trap or define you… simply allow it to create movement in the vehicle of your life so that you can snap your eyes open and take back control of the wheel. Do not lose yourself in the storm, instead, be the calm in the storm.
~ Alaric Hutchinson
Life's trials will test you, and shape you, but don’t let them change who you are.”~ Aaron Lauritsen, ‘100 Days Drive
~ Aaron Lauritsen
From this point forward, you don’t even know how to quit in life.”~ Aaron Lauritsen, ‘100 Days Drive
~ Aaron Lauritsen
True friends don't come with conditions.
~ Aaron Lauritsen
The high road of grace will get you somewhere a whole lot faster then the freeway of spite.
~ Aaron Lauritsen
The highway of grace will get you somewhere a whole lot faster then the freeway of spite.
~ Aaron Lauritsen
Be a team player, not a bandwagon jumper.
~ Aaron Lauritsen
There is strange comfort in knowing that no matter what happens today, the Sun will rise again tomorrow.
~ Aaron Lauritsen
The freedom of the open road is seductive, serendipitous and absolutely liberating.
~ Aaron Lauritsen
At some point, you just gotta forgive the past, your happiness hinges on it.
~ Aaron Lauritsen
We love our partners for who they are, not for who they are not.
~ Aaron Lauritsen
Explore, Experience, Then Push Beyond.
~ Aaron Lauritsen
Travel is costly yes, but it pays dividends too.
~ Aaron Lauritsen
If you didn't earn something, it's not worth flaunting.
~ Aaron Lauritsen
Without struggle, success has no value.
~ Aaron Lauritsen
There is no such thing as loving a child too much.
~ Aaron Lauritsen
It’s the ‘everyday’ experiences we encounter along the journey to who we wanna be that will define who we are when we get there.
~ Aaron Lauritsen
Successes are those highlights of life we look back on with a smile. But it's the day to day grind of getting them that defines the laugh lines etched until the end of time. Enjoy each moment along the way
~ Aaron Lauritsen
There's more to a person than flesh. Judge others by the sum of their soul and you'll see that beauty is a force of light that radiates from the inside out.
~ Aaron Lauritsen
Building bridges is the best defence against ignorance.
~ Aaron Lauritsen
O, weary angels, don’t look at me with those eyes.If that is your state then what of our cries?What can I tell you of goodness that you don’t already know?What can I tell you of faith,of hope and lovethat you yourselves bestow?O, angels, don’t pluck another feather,this isn’t the sky, it’s just the weather.Please, angels, try.We are one all together.Look up and listen, I’ll say it once and then put down my pen:We are sorry for our ignoranceand even though we are worldly,it might happen again.We are sorry for your wearinessand even though you aren’t worldly,we are no more than human.
~ Kamand Kojouri
They say the truth hurts. And these words hurt more than any I have ever written. But they are the truth – The cold, hard, undeniable truth.Not letting go doesn’t keep him with you.It’s still over. He’s still gone.… And nothing will ever change that.
~ Ranata Suzuki
Anyone can choose to have success, but only the patient ones will get rewarded by it. Be relentless in chasing your dreams.
~ Aaron Lauritsen
Don't live off your past successes or failures, live for the next big pursuit.
~ Aaron Lauritsen
Integrity is something we show, not proclaim.
~ Aaron Lauritsen