Lesson One From Taking Care of a 102 yo in Her Last Year of Life- Be Grateful

Note: This was a late comment to an earlier post that some may have missed. It’s still too early to post other lessons as there are more family gatherings to host.

Here is my take on being grateful: My mother in law is in the hospital now for the last time. When I was riding my stationary bike to relieve some stress the other day (That’s when my mind wanders and I do my best critical thinking/reflecting) I had an epiphany.  I was thinking about what I would say at her memorial service and I came up with this: Why would a son in law put his retirement life on hold for a year to care for a 103 year old? Because she is always grateful. I realized that if you always show gratefulness, good things will come back to you. I didn’t realize until just the other day that that is the life lesson she gave to me knowing her for nearly 45 years.

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