🌸 "Nurse x Mother x Self": Looking at "What it means to support" through three lenses
We are always on the side of supporting someone.
Have you ever noticed that your own heart has been left behind?
At work, at home, and in our relationships with others.
I have re-examined the true meaning of "supporting"
as a nurse, as a mother, and as myself.
🩺 "Supporting" as a nurse
When I worked in the operating room,
to me, "supporting" meant "not falling down."
No matter how tired I was, I had to keep smiling.
To absorb someone else's anxiety, I couldn't let myself break down—
Caught in that mindset, my heart had hardened before I knew it.
But in truth, supporting meansbeing there for someone.
I learned from the smiles of my patients that even if you aren't perfect, people can feel at ease just by you "turning your heart" toward their pain.
🌼 "Supporting" as a mother
At home, supporting my children is a daily routine.
I thought it was my "mission" to move from morning till night and protect my family's smiles.
However, there were times when I put myself on the back burner so much
that my emotional energy became completely empty.
Then one day,
when I was told, "Mom, I'm so happy I could eat with you today,"
my heart felt warm deep inside.
I thought I was the one supporting them,
but actually, it was me who was being "supported."
🌿 "Supporting" as "myself"
The source of the strength to support others
lies in the heart that cherishes oneself.
It's okay to rest when you're tired.
If tears come, that is also a sign of cleansing.
Just by saying to yourself, "You worked hard,"
your heart will gradually settle.
Settling your heart means
having "time to take a deep breath for yourself," not for someone else.
I believe the energy born from that calmness
naturally heals those around you.
💫 What it means to support
It is not about pushing yourself to keep going,
but "having time to be there for someone."
Like holding someone's hand,
like saying a kind word,
just by conveying "I am here for you,"
that kindness truly reaches them.
So please,
don't blame yourself.
That thoughtfulness of yours
is already supporting someone else 🌸
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🌿 When your heart feels a little tired,
so that you can regain the power to restore yourself.
In thecounseling x coachingI provide,
I support you in noticing your "own feelings" that you tend to lose sight of in your daily efforts,
and in balancing your heart.
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🌱 Finally, to you
For you, what kind of moments
make you feel the meaning of "supporting"?