Learning to embrace our 'nothingness'

I am nothing by myself. That’s not a very cheery opener, is it?

I wonder if you sometimes feel like nothing. Nothing in comparison to others. Nothing left to give. Those of us in the caring profession can easily feel like there’s nothing left in the tank - exhausted and at the end of our resources is a common and difficult feeling.

Most of us think of "nothing" as a negative, dirty word, because we want to be somebodies: important, capable, and full of never-ending strength and compassion. "Nothing" implies weakness, loss and insignificance.