Everyone needs reminders that the fact of their being on this earth is important and that each life changes everything.
Soup is a lot like a family. Each ingredient enhances the others; each batch has its own characteristics; and it needs time to simmer to reach full flavor.
Hard though it may be to accept, remember that guilt is sometimes a friendly internal voice reminding you that you're messing up.
The informality of family life is a blessed condition that allows us all to become our best while looking our worst.