Recovering

"Lord, save me from despair, and if I am in despair, inspire me to reach out in compassion to another, to do a work of peace for you." Alan Paton

Interesting advice, but I find it helps me to have a balance of taking care of myself and then also doing some reaching out to others.  As caregivers, we probably give way too much of ourselves already.  Let us be sure to fill our cup first.  Just as they announce at every commercial airplane before flight, put on your own oxygen mask before assisting others.  Let us nourish ourselves, and then we will have enough to also nourish others.