Meghan Hughes
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The Power of Care
🕑 Added 2024-01-23 03:48:50 +0000 UTCHi friends <3 It's a bit later in the day when I'm posting this one, but I've just been ~reflecting~ on this year so far & thinking a lot about the power of care. Self care, caring for others, giving a care, etc! This year & the end of last were already filled with some pretty tough news for us. We lost a friend to cancer right before Christmas & had a family member get diagnosed in the New Year. Is this what getting older is like? We currently know 4 loved ones battling their own journeys with it & it feels overwhelming... I'm not gonna write a whole post on cancer because lord knows I don't know enough about it, but we've been trying our hardest to educate ourselves (Thanks to Siddhartha Mukherjee's books) & just offering support to the people we care for.
The power of care fuels a lot of my life right now honestly. Just caring to check in on friends. Haven't heard from them in a while? Are they pregnant? Dealing with health stuff? Personal life stuff? Check in & give a care! I've also been *trying* to implement the practice of SPECIFICALLY asking about what I know someone deeply cares about when I hangout with them. Is your uncle into woodworking? Ask to see his wood shop. Is your friend into board games? Ask for recommendations & maybe to play some time. The world is filled with enough doom & gloom! Let's talk to people about what they love!
ALSO! This year, I've been making a point to care for myself in the ways that truly nourish me. Mainly, reading & meditating every day. It has helped me immensely (on top of taking an IG break & trying to get that habit a bit more reeled in). Talking to myself in the form of journaling or even just writing out my day in a planner feels like an act of self care. Just take more time for your mind this year! You deserve it buddy! I love you & I give a care about you!
Comments
Meghan Hughes
that is beautiful <3
Emily
I’m so sorry to hear about the loss of your friend. 💛 These are great thoughts to reflect on. I provide care services to seniors for work - it’s beautiful to see how the smallest bit of genuine interest goes such a long way for the elderly who often struggle with loneliness. My current client has dementia and some days is unable to remember her children’s names, but can decipher between genuine and fake interest from others. A piece of humanity that seems to be engrained in all of us. ✨
Meghan Hughes
i felt that way about "the emperor of all maladies!" such a well written book filled with knowledge, but never felt "over my head"
Julia Walters
i had to read the biography of cancer for a college course and it blew my mind. it’s incredibly informative without being too dense or hard to read, which is so impressive. sending love and light to you and your family members dealing with that terrible disease 🤍
