Welcome to my new series, “Tips for Caregivers, Near and Far.”
December 9, 2017: Tip #2 – Find Your Peace in the Midst of Chaos
This is critical in order to maintain your own mental health and physical health. Statistics show that the stress of caregiving often causes physical illness, depression, and anxiety in the caregiver. Don’t be a statistic. In addition, in order to make good decisions about your loved one’s care, whether they are near or far, and/or to provide support for any siblings or loved ones who are helping with the care, it’s important to find a way to create calm for yourself. This is often not easy, but it’s worth the effort. Even if you can only spare five minutes to focus on your breathing or several one-minute meditations throughout the day, it will have a very powerful effect. You can use imagery, imagining yourself surrounded by white light and filled with golden light or imagining yourself as a mountain, standing solid on the earth. Take some slow deep breaths in and let them out slowly. Listen to relaxing music or listen to an audio recording of the sound of ocean waves and set your rhythm of your breath to the rhythm of the waves. Get out in nature and take time to smell the flowers. All of this will help you to stay well and create joyfulness, vitality, and inner peace for yourself so that you can be the best caregiver possible, as well as the best YOU.
For more about how to find peace in the midst of chaos for caregivers AND non-caregivers, alike, check out my blog in ThriveGlobal.com, Reconnecting to the Peace at Our Center.
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