I found myself in one of those crazy days last week where I kept hearing bad news from friends, a busy workday, coupled with a few crazy freeway drivers mixed in with being tired, and I could feel myself getting swallowed into the black hole. I remembered listening to the birds chirping outside my window as I woke that morning and brought back that sense of joy through a few deep, long breathes. Did it make it all go away? No. But it did get me from a tilting position to feel more balanced? Yes.
Tag: Communicating
Not genuinely hearing what the other person is saying and not voicing your feelings calmly and effectively can be debilitating.
So many people that I talk to don’t self-identify themselves as a family caregiver. Most, as I did, feel they are a daughter caring for her Mom.....