Meeting Soul to Soul

This Monday, Mindfulness is delayed.

I needed to take my stepmom to an urgent retinal appointment—mission accomplished, and all is well.

She has Alzheimer’s, which means visits can be… a delicate dance—a dance of keeping her emotions in a positive place. Of gently moving around misremembered facts and stories that, if corrected, only create unnecessary distress—because she quickly returns to her version of reality.

What I’ve learned is this: with her, I cannot meet mind to mind.

But I can meet soul to soul.

I’ve heard it said that those with Alzheimer’s may forget the details, but they will remember how they felt. That has proven to be so very true.

And really, it’s a powerful reminder for all of us.

So often, we try to meet mind to mind—trying to be accurate, to be right, to be understood in the specifics. But connection doesn’t live there.

Connection lives in presence. In tone. In kindness.

People may not remember exactly what was said, but they will remember how we made them feel. Whether we lifted them up. Whether we met them with patience and care.

That matters far more than being right… though there are times accuracy is also important.

It’s also a reminder that we are only responsible for what we bring into the world—our words, our energy, our presence. We are not responsible for how others receive or interpret it. Each person filters their experience through their own lens, their own history, their own inner landscape.

With Alzheimer’s, that truth becomes even more visible. Sometimes kindness is met with confusion or even anger—and there is nothing to fix.

Only something to release.

When we let go of the need to meet mind to mind, we open the door to something deeper. Meeting soul to soul invites compassion, softens expectations, and allows connection to exist beyond facts or accuracy. In the end, sometimes it’s not about being understood—it’s about being present, being kind, and leaving others with a sense of care they can feel, even if they cannot remember why.

With love and resonance,