09/18/2024
To the woman who wants to fix everything,
I know you’re exhausted.
I know you’re overwhelmed.
You’re trying to take care of everything for everyone, never once taking notice that no one is taking care of you.
I need to tell you something. It is not your responsibility to take care of everyone, Love. I know it feels like life has taught you that it is, but it’s not. Deep down, you know this is true.
It’s unachievable to be everything to everyone.
I know you want nothing more than to make everything right for those in your life. And bless you for trying. But the truth is - You just can’t.
That doesn’t mean you’re failing.
It simply means you’re human.
You can’t save all those who are drowning by giving your one life vest away, so you have to protect it at all costs, Love. You have to be okay with the fact that sometimes people are going to feel heavy things, and sometimes people are going to experience heavy things. Sometimes the best gift we can give ourselves is the permission to step back and believe that everything will work out in the end. We have to trust that God knows what He’s doing - While also realizing that we can’t do His work.
We have to be okay with not making everything all better, all of the time. There are things and people and situations that we have no control over. Let’s stop running ourselves to the ground by pretending that we do.
Do what you can, when you can. Be kind. Be empathetic. Be a light in a sometimes dark world.
But also be okay with resting, taking time for yourself, and releasing control of the things around you.
We can’t break ourselves trying to fix everything else.
Remember that, okay?
Love Always,
Heather
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