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When good deeds feel burdensome

I've been visiting my friend's mom in the nursing home every week since she moved there and she lights up when she sees me, but I dread going and feel guilty about dreading it.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Compassionate actions that become obligations can create resentment even toward people who genuinely benefit from and appreciate the care.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Buddhist merit and the ripple of good action?”

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