Today, Linda lives in a residential treatment home, and she now dependent on others to do most things for her such as meals, cleaning, personal hygiene, finances and medications. Even though the disease is too far along for her Mother, Christy holds onto the hope that a cure for Alzheimer’s will happen soon, so other families will not have to endure this sad and cruel disease.
Polarity and Life
At the annual gathering for the Professional School of Psychology in 2019, Dr. Maggie Cary provided a fascinating lecture on the subject of polarity and how and where it plays out in our lives. She had each student physically walk a figure 8 she had taped to the floor, to fully immerse themselves in the exercise. In doing so, they learned that every value we hold has an upside or positive, but in contrast to that positive or upside, if you were to only honor that portion of the value, without balance or harmony there will always be a negative waiting on the other side of the 8.
In walking this loop, Kendell and Christy had a full circle, or full circle eight moment of insight. Although they fully embrace a mindset of Hope, they both realize it must be done with provisions and balance. If for instance Kendell neglects to take her medication, exercise, or eat a healthy Lyme diet, she will become gravely ill again. On the other hand, if she were to over focus on her medication and sickness and why she is taking that medication living solely in a chronic state, she loses all the health benefits she has created by having a healthy mindset and nurturing the hope she has.
