Time for you…
During Carers Week 2020 we wanted to offer you a selection of ideas for ways that you might take some time for yourself, be it minutes or hours, away from your caring role.
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Why share a daily poem?
“As a team we wanted to offer you some sustenance by reading you a poem each day, hoping that it may just open a space for you to relax, reflect and be comforted.”
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Sharing a story (or two!)
Carer Annemarie Allan shares two stories about real life experiences, on the importance of humour and coping with difficult times.
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Monday’s Poem
“The Peace of the Wild Things” by Wendell Berry. Read by carer support worker Mags Bryan.
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Finding comfort in art
A carer supported by us shares some of the beautiful paintings he has been creating during the lockdown.
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Tuesday’s Poem
“Inside My Garden Gate” by Susan Walkinshaw-Kelly. Read by carer support worker Shona Mathers.
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Wednesday’s Poem
“The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost. Read by carer support worker Mags Bryan.
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Thursday’s Poem
“Quiet” by Robert Longley. Read by carer support worker Shona Mathers.
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An introduction to what brings me joy
“Whilst having a conversation with a colleague she noticed that my face lit up when I talked about a particular topic,” explains carer support worker Mags Bryan, “And so the idea of a daily invitation to share what brings us joy to mark Carers Week 2020 was born.”
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