Mindfulness is a form of meditation that can calm anxious feelings, especially if we are caring for others, be they children, older parents, or a partner with health issues.
Do you ever do consults? I am a criminal defense attorney and many of my clients are just so deeply troubled and scarred by their past, which is usually neglect/abuse/parental drug use.
Beautiful Janice. Thanks so much. Let me say that sometimes when worry overwhelms me, I also try humor. It resolves nothing, I admit, but can really give me a break from worrying for just a short time. Here is one example that I believe you will like -- a short talk from The Moth. ( The Moth being an excellent source of humor and sharing of the human condition in general.) Enjoy!
Hi Sharron, Your point is well taken - I am actually trying to change my relationship with humor - it's a little late perhaps, but why not? Thanks so much for the link - I will watch it tonight.
This is an excellent article Janice, thank you! Mindfulness is one of the most powerful practices, I can see how it would help in a caregiver situation. Invoking that practice allows for a little space between what is happening and what’s going on in our head, I find it helps decrease reactivity.
Mindfulness is a form of meditation that can calm anxious feelings, especially if we are caring for others, be they children, older parents, or a partner with health issues.
working on my meditation skills
Hi Nancy, Me, too - truth be told I have a ways to go.
Me too!! It's hard to get in the "mindful" frame of mind.
Janice, are you still practicing?
yes - and making it more of a priority.
Do you ever do consults? I am a criminal defense attorney and many of my clients are just so deeply troubled and scarred by their past, which is usually neglect/abuse/parental drug use.
The only meditation I do is walk in the woods. It combines forest therapy and moving meditation, otherwise I can't sit still.
Beautiful Janice. Thanks so much. Let me say that sometimes when worry overwhelms me, I also try humor. It resolves nothing, I admit, but can really give me a break from worrying for just a short time. Here is one example that I believe you will like -- a short talk from The Moth. ( The Moth being an excellent source of humor and sharing of the human condition in general.) Enjoy!
https://youtu.be/XVg_Gw8vJXM?si=bEpJShJdKe3u-Tyi
He is very funny - tells a great story. I loved it.
Hi Sharron, Your point is well taken - I am actually trying to change my relationship with humor - it's a little late perhaps, but why not? Thanks so much for the link - I will watch it tonight.
This is an excellent article Janice, thank you! Mindfulness is one of the most powerful practices, I can see how it would help in a caregiver situation. Invoking that practice allows for a little space between what is happening and what’s going on in our head, I find it helps decrease reactivity.
Hi Donna, Than you so much. It seems to be a wonderful tool to have in one's pocket.