imbalance

I was having a conversation with an acupuncturist who talked about acupuncture restoring the balance to your system. Tai chi often talks about the same things. Balancing is very difficult when you deal with someone with dementia. I try to excercise so I will keep my energy level up but how much is too much. You only find out really when you've crossed the line or maybe I am not good at reading the signals my body sends out.  I only know that when the end of the day comes and I put my head down I realize how tired I actually am. I think the pressures often are more unseen than see although that is hard to believe. For me at any rate the energy required to stay patient for a whole day is phenomenal and many days I just don't have it.