Bee Hive Bloggers:

Compassion defined as "A feeling of wanting to help someone who is sick, hungry, in trouble."

There is a call to each of us to develop compassion as part of our character.  In our Bee Hive Homes, this is one of our traits that make up our Culture.  In this effort there is a quote by Thomas S Monson that reads, "Vision without effort is daydreaming; effort without vision is drudgery; but vision, coupled with effort, will obtain the prize."

How then do we make this a part of the daily effort that happens in our homes?  We never pass one of our residents without acknowledging them, reaching out our hand to touch them in kindness, maybe a hug or a kiss on the cheek.  There is never a smile wasted, a kind word not noticed or appreciated.  We desire to go beyond the expected, to go the extra mile that our residents feel safe and most importantly loved in our homes.

There are always moments in our homes that the day gets busy.  Medication to be given, a shower needed a call button screaming and the thump of someone who just fell to the floor.  In these moments remember that it is the individual compassion that is our priority.  Take the emergency first; there will be time for all for we have the caregiver ratio at one caregiver for every five residents.  It is a beautiful thing to watch our wonderful, compassionate caregivers perform like real professionals.

Our homes are full of compassion, we always strive to improve, yet the reward is in the eyes we serve that cries out thank you and I love you.

In thinking of compassion, I think of four words that could change the world: Judge-Less: Help-More.  I have hope in my life to be able to render compassion and to be one to receive that compassion in this sojourn of mortality.

May your honey be sweet and the buzz constant.

Jay