Question: What do you think…
Is she adding to her spouse’s group of boxes?
or
Is she removing a box – ready to carry it herself?
This is an odd image – when I first saw it, I perceived it as a story where she was accepting a box to carry from the load her spouse was holding… then I looked closer, and realized it might be the opposite. What do you think?
Encouragement is about lightening the load.
How does your spouse perceive your support – do you add to their burden or do your actions lighten the load?
That picture is just like the half-full or half-empty glass. However, I know that is not the point of your post.
I agree with you that when our spouse is facing something tough (probably at work), we must be there to lighten up his load.