Do The Next Right Thing

This is Peter Roseburger and this is a minute for caregivers. problems become more approachable when our heads and hearts calm down. For that to happen, our decisions require reduction. Unlike the giant single unpleasant task of eating the elephant one bite at a time, decision reduction helps us focus by redirecting our eyes from the myriad choices to the micro steps in our path.

Maybe the next right thing is to drink water, sit down with a bowl of soup, take a nap, or even go for a walk. Although the problem usually remains, we tackle it better with a calmer and more disciplined mind. When offered this path, we invariably know the next right thing to do. We just usually need permission. Not from others, but from ourselves. The Bible supports this when affirming that God's Word is a lamp unto my feet. It's a lamp, not a searchlight.

Do the next right thing with the light provided. Henry David Thoreau said, Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves. This is Peter Roseburger and this is an excerpt from my book, A Minute for Caregivers When Every Day Feels Like Monday. Available wherever books are sold. Learn more at HopeForTheCaregiver.com