Author: Maria (Page 2 of 14)

The Relationship Between Quiet and Truly Hearing

If you read last Friday’s Exhale, some of the following reflection will sound familiar. The quotation about quiet and hearing more struck a chord with me. Too many of us, including me, spend too much time with our phones or TV. As I remind my mother, there are definitely positives to modern technology, such as being able to communicate with distant loved ones or watching programmes that truly inform and uplift us. However, so much of it is mental clutter, unnecessary and detrimental to our wellbeing. We are surrounded by external noise, which worsens our internal noise, leading to stress, anxiety and our increasing inability to truly hear ourselves and those around us.

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My Caregiving Journey: Communication, Compromise and Contradictions

I wrote this reflection a couple of years ago for my previous blog, mariasmind. I have updated it a little and included some photos and images. Our caregiving journey continues. It is never static; as our mother’s physical and mental health slowly changes, so does our response to it. Ideally, we want to be proactive – one step ahead – but that is often easier said than done. However, we persevere. Also, our lives separate from caregiving are an ever-evolving balancing act. Small steps . . .

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