self-care

Self-care and other wimpy activities.

There’s part of me that tends to think of self-care as the activity of a wimp. That’s not true, of course.

The typical mandate for me, as a believer, has been in the acrostic J.O.Y. – Jesus, others, you. To me, it’s a noble thing to spend myself in the service of others. The betterment of mankind, if you will.

Self-care comes in third place in that schema. I’m wondering if that’s actually the most helpful methodology, or even scriptural.

Give me a break.

We all need a break from time to time. It’s possible that we might need a break from each other. Let’s call it caregiver fatigue. It’s a thing.