This resonated deeply. “Let me know if there’s anything I can do” sounds kind, but it often shifts the weight back to the person who’s already carrying the load. I already have this burden now you are tasking me with ine more thing to do - think for you. Real care doesn’t wait for instructions—it notices, steps in, and acts.

Empathy isn’t about comfort; it’s about courage. Sometimes the most loving thing we can do is risk overstepping to lighten someone else’s burden. Presence matters more than perfection.

Upon the death of my Father, my Sister-in-Love came over to my house and cleaned out a closet for me. That's the kind of help that lightens others' burdens.

Beautiful reminder that love is a verb—and we’re better together.