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illogical, and self-centered; forgive them anyway. If you are kind, People may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives; Be kind anyway. If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies; Succeed anyway. If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you; Be honest and frank anyway. What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight; Build anyway. If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous; Be happy anyway. The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow; Do good anyway. Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough; Give the world the best you've got anyway. You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and God; It was never between you and them anyway. Mother Teresa |
| There's more to helping a dying person than pain control and symptom management...the spiritual and existential issues for many people are as important or more so (go here.) |
| Dignity Psychotherapy Question
Protocol Tell me a little about your
life history, particularly the parts that you either remember most or think
are the most important? When did you feel most alive? What are the most important roles you have
played in life (family roles, vocational roles, community service roles,
etc.)? Why were they so important to you and what do you think you
accomplished in those roles? Are there particular things that you feel still need to be said to your loved ones, or things that you would want to take the time to say once again? What are your hopes and dreams for your loved ones? What have you learned about life that you would want to pass along to others? What advice or words of guidance would you wish to pass along to your [son, daughter, husband, wife, parents, other(s)]? Are their words or perhaps even instructions you would like to offer your family, to help prepare them for the future? In creating this permanent record, are their other things that you would like included?
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