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Tag Archives: self-care

Shed the Past

Steve Durkac Posted on September 12, 2025 by Steve DurkacSeptember 16, 2025

There is an old lesson of nature that points out that a snake sheds its skin pretty often so it can continue to grow. The analogy of the lesson is that we too must shed our past if we are to continue to grow. If we hold on to our past we impede our own growth going into the future. … Continue reading →

Posted in Observations | Tagged hospice, Nurses, RN, self-care

Self Care

Steve Durkac Posted on May 28, 2024 by Steve DurkacMay 28, 2024

“If you falter in a time of trouble, how small is your strength!” — Proverbs 24:10 NIV Not having the physical strength to overcome an illness is not something we should scoff at, because it could just as easily happen to us. We can look upon the misfortunes of another and feel sorry for them and their weakness but we … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged care, death, devotional, health, Proverbs 24:10, Reflection, self-care

Death Anxiety and Caregivers

Steve Durkac Posted on April 4, 2024 by Steve DurkacApril 8, 2024

I want to address “death anxiety” and caregivers. In particular, I wish to give you some tips for handling this anxiety when it rises up in your life. First, let me give a disclaimer, I am not a psychologist or trained therapist so everything I share here is pastoral in intent. I am speaking as one caregiver to another caregiver. … Continue reading →

Posted in Hospice | Tagged 1 Peter 5:7, anxiety, care, caregiver, chaplain, healthcare, hospice, nurse, Prayer, Psalm 46:1, self-care, social worker, worry

Spiritual Self-Care?

Steve Durkac Posted on August 3, 2022 by Steve DurkacSeptember 16, 2025

You may not be familiar with the term “spiritual self-care” so I am going to give you some definition. First, “spiritual” means  that element that is non-material in the holistic understanding of man as body, mind, and spirit. The spiritual aspect of our being that is most recognized with the religious that reaches beyond ourselves to a higher existence and … Continue reading →

Posted in Observations | Tagged caregiver, pastoral care, self-care, spiritual care
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