Decluttering: Releasing Excess Baggage
The obvious clutter is physical clutter and being burdened by the sheer presence of too many things but there is mental and emotional clutter as well.
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Unlocking Empathy: The Art of Listening to Others
Listening to others is a skill that enhances relationships, and I feel it adds to the creation of a more empathetic society.
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Echoes of Time: Embracing and Honoring our Past
Like me, I am sure many of you have similar memories that stay with you forever. What you do with those memories is of utmost importance. One of our colleagues at Breathing Spaces, Cindy Gum, has been a tremendous woman to converse with. Cindy’s way of guiding participants through writing and self-reflection creates an opening for better self–care and compassionate conversations with yourself. These opportunities are open to anyone – not just caregivers- as we all care for ourselves.
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Breakfast of Caregiving Champions
One of my favorite memories from childhood is coming downstairs early in the morning to find my grandfather, his comfortably faded flannel bathrobe knotted over his blue pajamas, his feet cozy in fleece-lined slippers, stirring a pot of something on the stove. What the something was would vary – sometimes rolled oats (never “oatmeal”), sometimes farina (cream of wheat). In the warmer months he might be poaching eggs or soft boiling them for presentation in adorable ceramic egg cups. But the point, other than that he often expressed his love for us by cooking, was that he knew what we so often forget: breakfast is important.
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Navigating Change
Change competes with our desire for predictability, and at the same time calls us to adventure, possibility, and surprise.