Balancing Self-Care & Caring for Others

Life is demanding. Often, our lives revolve around responding to the needs of others and we don’t have time to take care of ourselves. We run out of time. We run out of juice. We get depleted.

Balancing self-care and caring for others is a moot point – you don’t have energy for either. The cup is emptied, and you cannot give from an empty cup.

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Yet, we are meant to be in relationship. We are meant to help each other. And we are meant to have needs.

So how can we live and develop habits for balancing self-care and caring for others?

That is the topic of today’s Meditation & Healing Circle. Listen to this replay for an experiential healing meditation – to fill your cup, to hydrate and saturate every cell of your being with the pure water of Unconditional Love.

You can't give from an empty cup. Here's an experiential healing meditation - to fill your cup, to hydrate and saturate every cell of your being with the pure water of Unconditional Love. Share on X

NOTE: The following is from an energetic download that came through in a writing retreat. It is shared “as is” with no edits. I do not make claims to speak for God or any other spiritual entity. However, I do recognize that this information is important to share as our planet is evolving. This question and response are part of the upcoming book, The Answer is Love: Questions to Explore as We Transition into an Era of Peace.

When I feel so pulled on by my the needs of others, how can I know myself, who I am outside of the caretaker and servant?

You give and give. You are a servant of love. But fill your Cup to give from Me. Allow Me to be the love that flows through you and gives through you. You do not have to be alone or give from yourself. My love wants to flow through you, and it will strengthen you along the way. My love will highlight your truth and guide you to stand in it, with honor and respect of who you are.

To give in love from this place teaches your children, by your example, how they too can be giving, loving and strong, and honor and respect their own truths. They learn from how you be even when you do not have the words to explain or teach their minds. They follow and become. You are teaching them how to be with you and treat you. They learn and embody from your state of being, and they in turn teach others how to be with them, to treat them, to respect their boundaries and honor their goodness.

They will draw goodness to themselves from others. You are also teaching your partner and other family members and coworkers too. You create generous spaciousness for others to stand in their autonomy and strength and expect to be honored there. You meet each other to share love, not to come in neediness that depletes love and leaves you hollow. But fill your Cup. Call on Me in every breath. Love Me. Learn, and train yourself to drink from my clean pure water, and fill yourself with My love and allow others to bathe in the overflow. Care for yourself first. Listen for the spark of inspiration in your heart. You will hear this when you sit with Me, even 5 minutes at first.

What is one thing you can do to acknowledge the spark in your heart? Take action, intentional inspired action, even one small step to acknowledge your spark. Let this unfold over time. Be patient and witness.

What is it unveiling for you? What is it teaching you about yourself? What unfolds next? Take it one step at a time and keep returning to your heart for the next step. Your environment will shift as your energy changes. It will create greater openings for you to explore more. Keep returning and witnessing, saying yes to what unfolds and following the steppingstones.

What is it revealing for you? What is it teaching you? What is unfolding? What are you learning about yourself? What are you learning about Me? What are you learning about love?

You are love. You are me. I am you. We are love. Love is loving. I am with you. I’ve got you here in your service of others and in the exploration of yourself. Love is love.

Balancing self-care and caring for others is more than doing. It’s about being…

May you experience the eyes of God seeing through you to witness the expression of God that appears before you through every aspect of existence.

You’re invited and welcomed to join us live next week – we continue with Section 2: Gender Identity, Gender Roles, Family, Parenting, & Children. The question is: “How can I teach my children to walk a conscious path when their schools and worldly influences are so strong and pull them off course?”

See you there!
Debra

If you could use support with releasing your pictures of what the world is and how it works so you can move into living the world of peace NOW, you are welcome to schedule a free 30-minute breakthrough session. I would be honored to support you.

As always, you are welcome to bring your prayers for personal struggles, challenges of and with those you care about, for peace, for fulfillment, and for the health and sustainability of our planet.

Bring whatever is on your heart. Come as you are, receive, heal and grow. Please invite your friends to join us, too.

I hope this has been helpful for you today. In the future, if you’d like to join us live, there is time for Q&A and sharing at the end of the call – off the recording.

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Thank you for listening and doing your part.

Hope to see you there live next time…

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