Carry the World on Your Shoulders

 A friend told me today "You can't carry the world on your shoulders"

And it hit me on how true that it is for me

I over care, over worry and over love

I try to hold space for the problems of the whole world

My empathy causes me to want to help everyone with everything all the time

But that is not possible for one person to do

And you can only help those who want to be help

It is also important for people to learn to help themselves

Sometimes when people say "Focus on yourself" it feels selfish to me

I'm laid back, easy going, and it doesn't take much to make me happy

I also have the means to help others that some may not so it is hard to not want to help when I can

I guess it is all about finding the balance when you are stretching yourself to thin that you are emotionally burning yourself out

Because not everyone has the same heart and although reciprocation is not always needed, there is a point where your cup is empty and you have nothing left to give

And that is when you know you need to fill your own cup up and find the people who water you so you both can grow