Tag Archives: perspective

Beyond Coping: Having a Great Life!

Posted on November 29, 2011 by davidlazaroff

Pam LeBlanc writes on Austin360.com: Exercise helps patients cope with Alzheimer’s Disease.  Pam gives the example of John Duncan, a man with Alzheimer’s who enjoys life more with regular personal training than he did before personal training.  The personal training … Continue reading →

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Beautiful Mortality! A Letter to Those With Alzheimer’s

Posted on October 17, 2011 by davidlazaroff

My Dear Friend, Great sadness and disappointment are born of hope and attachment to a future that never was and never will be.  Waiting for joy in the future or looking for joy in the past denies us of the … Continue reading →

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The Upward Spiral of Joy

Posted on October 3, 2011 by davidlazaroff

Today has everything the world offers.  Look no further for your next action or your next joy.  The door to the world of joy is open today. Beware expectations of the future.  We have only today.  Today the world turns.  … Continue reading →

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Frail and Laughing

Posted on January 5, 2011 by davidlazaroff

Carl’s time in his body is nearing completion.  His weight continues to drop from about 230 lbs. a year ago to about 170 lbs. today.  His body is bony.  He is stooped over when sitting and when standing or shuffling … Continue reading →

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Double Rainbow

Posted on October 25, 2010 by davidlazaroff

I accelerate onto I-25 for my 20 minute commute to work.  I’m in the sun and there are dark skies to the West.  WOW!  A double rainbow like none I’ve ever seen before!  The morning sun illumination of the coming … Continue reading →

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The Life I Love

Posted on October 20, 2010 by davidlazaroff

Oooooo… I have chills just thinking about it:  The life I love.  Where is it?  Oh, it’s HERE! Everything I enjoy is at hand.  My guitar, a good paying job, my wife, my sisters and parents are just a phone … Continue reading →

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Look for What You Like

Posted on September 23, 2010 by davidlazaroff

When you make your life about what you like that is possible, accessible, and available, then you are actively receiving what life is offering. When our mind strays from this, then our attention is nurturing something we do not like. Continue reading →

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A New World

Posted on September 22, 2010 by davidlazaroff

Sitting with Carl, I look at him. “What world are you in now?”, I wonder. With Alzheimer’s, every moment can be a new world. I look in his eyes. He turns his head to gaze out the window. His eyebrows rise, a smile emerges and broadens. Carl chuckles. I follow his gaze to the squirrel clinging on the trunk of the tree, tail twitching. In this moment I enter Carl’s world and I am with him completely. Life is good. Continue reading →

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How YOU Make a Difference

Posted on September 21, 2010 by davidlazaroff

There are differences of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. No, I’m not just talking about math. I’m talking about how you make a difference in the world. Continue reading →

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All the Time In the World

Posted on September 20, 2010 by davidlazaroff

Hey! What’s the rush? You have all the time in the world. Are you forgetting that? Continue reading →

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