Today, I ache, my hearing is worse and worse, I am walking slower, and my body is not what it used to be. But I am not my body, so why does it make me angry? Today the sun rose right on time and this evening it set right on time. So too does spirit rise each morning when I awake as it also sets as I go to sleep each night. We must look at ourselves each day just as Earth looks at each day. Our day begins when we arise and ends when go to sleep. Our day is done and nothing more can be accomplished, nothing that happened can be changed, nothing undone can be finished. We must stop worrying or regretting what happened, be joyful for what did happen, erase our blackboards and be ready to start a new day when we awake.
John Boden, was the founder of Personal Care Managers, Inc. a professional geriatric care management company begun in 1988. That company helped elders and their families navigate every area of eldercare. John is a nationally recognized expert in elder care issues and geriatric care management. He has served as President of the Florida Guardianship Association and has been an active member in the National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers and the National Guardianship Association. He has also served the Florida Bar's Elder Law Section. Prior to founding PCM in 1988, John held executive positions in sales, marketing, and operations at several entrepreneurial firms. John also served as a U.S. Marine helicopter pilot in Vietnam, successfully completing more than 750 combat missions. He is married to his wife Patricia who founded PCM with him, and has five children, eleven grandchildren, and five great grandchildren, who give him pride, joy and happiness.
