Rest Begins With Permission: A Caregiver’s December Reflection
Image by Ambir Ber - www.pixabay.com Here’s something I learned the hard way: December has hands. Real ones. And every year, it grabs your shoulders, pulls you in close, and says: “Sit down. Let’s talk.” December isn’t just a calendar month — it’s a mirror. It makes you look back at the year that’s ending and forward at the one you’re about to walk into. It pulls up memories you thought you’d buried, and questions you’ve been avoiding since July. And as caregivers, do you ever find it strange that we live in that tender space where the past, present, and future overlap? Not everybody understands that. Not everybody has to. The loved ones we care for today might not be here next December. That’s not dramatic — that’s just part of the truth caregivers learn to live with. And is it just me, or do you feel it too — that we experience the clock in ways others don’t? The days feel heavier. The moments feel sharper. Time feels… closer. “Caregivers don’t measure time in hours — we m...