21 September · The person giving care needs company too.

Sadness

I spend so much time caring for someone that I feel invisible.

A little room to breathe.21 September

Sadness

“Cum Ratio nihil contra Naturam postulet, postulat ergo ipsa, ut unusquisque seipsum amet, suum utile, quod revera utile est, quærat,”

English translation

“As reason makes no demands contrary to nature, it demands, that every man should love himself, should seek that which is useful to him—I mean, that which is really useful to him…”

Baruch Spinoza — Ethics, 1677Part 4, proposition 18, scholium, opening clauseEnglish translation by R. H. M. Elwes (1884)Read the source ↗

The person giving care needs company too.

Caring responsibilities can fill your days while leaving little room for your own conversations. Wanting attention for yourself doesn't take anything away from the person you support; your life deserves moments that aren't organized around someone else's needs.

ONE SMALL STEP

Ask a friend for a catch-up about your life this week.

A little room to breathe.21 September

A spark of light in your day.

A spark
of light
in your day.