It’s easier to tolerate the repetitive nature of care tasks if we let go of moral messages and isolate the functional reason for doing them. The idea that “I’ll just have to do this again tomorrow” can be exhausting and de-motivating. Yet most of us never think, “Why bother eating? I’m just going to be hungry again in a few hours.” We understand that eating is functional. We need to give our bodies calories and nutrients so we can go about making a joyful life.
