I have made the decision to move on with my blogging to a new blog called https://underthesunnyskies.blogspot.com . The decision came after much consideration that my life with Laney as my back drop has ended. She will forever be in my heart. The blog "My Four Legged Friend", will remain on blogspot.
I hope the people will continue to read about the adventures I had with Laney. She brought me through a difficult time in my life as a caregiver. She was the best companion and I miss her very much. She helped me at the end of a difficult day after caring for someone by being there for me. Pets love you unconditionally and make no judgment on you when you are emotionally and physically exhausted. Laney was always by my side or in my lap letting me know that I was not alone.
The decision to keep writing is a part of me and I feel that my story and what I learned about being a caregiver can help others. Under the sunny Skies is about me finding myself and giving purpose to my life. It will be my story about being a caregiver for my spouse and parent.
As we age and our parents age we are sometimes thrown into a role of caring for someone we love. It is an emotional time in our life and can happen at times when we are also becoming an empty nester as our children grow up. It can be very lonely without help and support of others. I hope I can reach out to someone out there that feels lost and perhaps I can give them hope.
Someone said something recently that has given me the courage to keep writing. They said you are an expert about your caregiving because you lived the story. You can relate to other caregivers. I'm not an expert in the sense that I have studied caregiving for a loved one or that I have written a book about it. However I can tell my story and the mistakes I made and hopefully people will find some peace in knowing that they are not alone.
Follow me won't you please to Under The Sunny Skies.
Loving you always and forever Laney!!
Life is beautiful !!!
Elizabeth:)
Monday, November 11, 2019
Tuesday, November 5, 2019
Investing In Our Health And Growing Old
Today is Tuesday and a rainy day that makes you want to curl up with a good book. I awoke this morning and decided to read before I started my day. My brain is quiet and uncluttered in the morning. I ran across a saying that made me think about my inner dialogue...others can say what they want and I get to choose how to react. The saying was about being angry at something that someone did and how we carry the anger from it. That anger is hurting our body and making us feel terrible and the person that made the mistake created in our mind has moved on. Think about your feelings next time you get angry over some one's mistake or unkind words. If we can train the mind to accept that a mistake is not ours it squelches the anger. Own your mistakes not someone else's.
I love elderly people and we can learn a lot from them. I have been studying the behavior of some of my elderly friends. I have some that are in their eighties to late nineties. They are all still physically able to take care of themselves. They are very cognitively up on current events and modernization of society. I am trying to learn what is keeping them thriving. Any help I can get on how to stay active and healthy as I grow older will help.
I used to think it was all genetic... the longevity. However if you look at the siblings of the elderly I have studied they did not all live long nor were they without health problems. I did look at their lifestyles. The nine that are still alive are ranging from 81 years to 96 years old. The number one common thing is they all socialize frequently with other people. Three are widowed and the rest married. They all do some kind of exercise everyday. Walking was the number one exercise. The 96 year old still golfs when the weather permits. They still take care of their homes. They take a multivitamin and they eat healthy. They read the newspaper and three of them I know have a computer.
One of the ladies has had lung cancer twice and been treated and is in full remission. She is a very joyous person who at 91 still goes out with her girlfriends and starts everyday with a plan on what she wants to get done. She takes no medicine that I know of. She is married and her husband despite some medications is till doing fine. They like to travel and play bingo. One couple still goes to Florida for the winter.
None of the nine elderly act like old people. They come across as much younger. I don't mean that they don't have wrinkles or that they walk a little slower. The way they present themselves and their poise and happy personalities makes them seem much younger.
So is it genetics or taking care of your body and mind. We take care of the flowers so they can flourish and we must take care of ourselves. Investing in your own health lifestyle allows you to plant the flowers. The nine still have beautiful yards and flowers.
May we grow old surrounded by friends, flowers, take our multivitamin and keep walking.
Life is beautiful !!
Elizabeth😊
I love elderly people and we can learn a lot from them. I have been studying the behavior of some of my elderly friends. I have some that are in their eighties to late nineties. They are all still physically able to take care of themselves. They are very cognitively up on current events and modernization of society. I am trying to learn what is keeping them thriving. Any help I can get on how to stay active and healthy as I grow older will help.
I used to think it was all genetic... the longevity. However if you look at the siblings of the elderly I have studied they did not all live long nor were they without health problems. I did look at their lifestyles. The nine that are still alive are ranging from 81 years to 96 years old. The number one common thing is they all socialize frequently with other people. Three are widowed and the rest married. They all do some kind of exercise everyday. Walking was the number one exercise. The 96 year old still golfs when the weather permits. They still take care of their homes. They take a multivitamin and they eat healthy. They read the newspaper and three of them I know have a computer.
One of the ladies has had lung cancer twice and been treated and is in full remission. She is a very joyous person who at 91 still goes out with her girlfriends and starts everyday with a plan on what she wants to get done. She takes no medicine that I know of. She is married and her husband despite some medications is till doing fine. They like to travel and play bingo. One couple still goes to Florida for the winter.
None of the nine elderly act like old people. They come across as much younger. I don't mean that they don't have wrinkles or that they walk a little slower. The way they present themselves and their poise and happy personalities makes them seem much younger.
So is it genetics or taking care of your body and mind. We take care of the flowers so they can flourish and we must take care of ourselves. Investing in your own health lifestyle allows you to plant the flowers. The nine still have beautiful yards and flowers.
May we grow old surrounded by friends, flowers, take our multivitamin and keep walking.
Life is beautiful !!
Elizabeth😊
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