Feeling Worthy

For years, I would shelf my light to take care of others." Mark Nepo

That may be true for all of us who end up as caregivers.  Many people meet their needs by meeting the needs of others.  Most of us are taught very young to do that.  I remember as a young child having an elderly relative come to visit.  He did not feel well, and I was given a lot of positive feedback for getting him drinks and other things he needed.  To have that as a child encourages a life of taking care of others' needs.  To this day, I have trouble putting my own needs first, and, yet, we must.  No one really wins when we put the needs of others before ourselves as a habitual practice.