You may feel a sense of responsibility for your family today. It might seem as if your relatives have come to depend on you and that you need to take on family duties as part of your responsibility as an adult. If this is the case today, you can take some time to reflect upon what is really your obligation. You may want to be careful about doing something for someone else that they can do for themselves. Consider taking on only what you need to, and remember to set aside the time you need to take care of yourself. It is important to keep in mind that if you do not help yourself first, it can be more difficult to support others.

Understanding the nature of our responsibilities allows us to help others in a genuine way. It can be so easy to take on family duties without thinking about ourselves first. There might be times when it seems that someone else needs us, but in reality, we are helping them because that validates our own self-worth. When we reflect on what we really should do to help our relatives, we understand the true nature of our responsibilities. Taking on only what we need gives us the space to take care of ourselves. This means that when we help out, we are helping from a place of unconditional love and not from a need to be needed. By paying attention to your own needs today, you will be able to support your family with an earnest heart.