Center - Presence
CENTER - THE CAREGIVER'S HEART
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🌱 Personal Reflection Tool
Center — Returning to Yourself
(This is the companion tool that pairs with the reflection.)
(This is the companion tool that pairs with the reflection.)
Purpose
This reflection tool helps you gently reconnect with:
- who you are beyond the caregiving role
- what you need to feel balanced and whole
- how to hold both love and exhaustion at the same time
There are no right answers.
You may return to this reflection whenever you feel lost or disconnected from yourself.
✍️ Reflection Prompts
1. Right now, in this moment, am I breathing freely — or holding my breath?
(Pause. Take three slow breaths. Notice what you feel.)
2. Who am I beneath the caregiver role?
(What qualities, interests, or parts of myself still exist, even when I can't always see them?)
3. Which compass direction am I most drawn to right now?
(North/Purpose, East/Renewal, South/Rest, or West/Release — and what does that tell me about what I need?)
4. What is one kind thing I can say to myself today about the work I'm doing?
(As if speaking to a dear friend who is carrying what you carry.)
🌿 Closing Pause
Place one hand on your heart.
Take one slow breath in.
Exhale gently.
If it helps, return to the affirmation:
This is where you return to you