Little Inspirations for Caregivers

Quotes About Self-Care

"If your compassion doesn't include yourself, it is incomplete." -Jack Kornfield

"Self-care is not selfish or self-indulgent. We cannot nurture others from a dry well. We need to take care of our own needs first, then we can give from our surplus, our abundance." -Jennifer Louden

"Boundaries are a part of self-care. They are healthy, normal, and necessary." -Doreen Virtue

"It's so important as a caregiver not to become so enmeshed in the role that you lose yourself. It's neither good for your nor your loved one." -Dana Reeve

Quotes About Patience

"A moment of patience in a moment of anger saves a thousand moments of regret."

"With love and patience, nothing is impossible." -Diasaku Ikeda

"If patience is worth anything, it must endure to the end of time. A living faith will last in the midst of the blackest storm." -Mahatma Gandhi

Quotes About Caring

"Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, and honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around." -Leo Buscaglia

"The simple act of caring is heroic." -Edward Albert

"Caring about another person represents life's greatest value." -Jim Rohn