If you're the person everyone leans on, stop treating their panic like your emergency. Set boundaries to protect your peace, even when it makes others uncomfortable. Your job isn't to set yourself on fire to keep them warm.
Very quick thought for those of you that take care of people in your circle, your family and friends. You are the go-to, whether it's financially, emotionally, spiritually, hands-on. I want you to do this to protect your peace at all times and at all costs. I need you to filter the requests that people are bringing to you, especially if it's making you feel A certain kind of way. The first thing I want you to pay attention— are they anxious and urgent about what they're requesting? Because you got to remember, their urgency is not your emergency. And if it makes you feel uncomfortable to make them comfortable, then remember, you don't have to set yourself on fire in an effort to keep other people warm.
I was literally kicked off a Southwest flight before for being disrespectful.
