Caring for others
Caring for others “To make a difference in someone’s life you don’t have to be brilliant, rich, beautiful, or perfect. You just have to care!” This week is all about caring for others. When I first looked at this, I wondered what it meant. Surely caring for others benefits the receiver and this is all about positive benefits for me. But then I started to think a bit deeper. It brought me back to a Friends’ episode where Joey said to Phoebe there is no self-less good deeds. Now I am certainly not saying that is the case but Joey did have an interesting point that I hope relates to this blog. His argument was based on when you do something for someone else or care for someone else it makes you feel good too. Now I certainly don’t think this is a bad thing. In fact, this is something extremely important in terms of staying mentally well. Now if I’m honest, it’s not something I always find easy to be there for someone else- particularly proactively. I am pretty good when it’s an