Tag: set a tone

You can change all of that. It’s simple. Maybe not easy, but simple.

Think about flying. When the oxygen masks come down, you’re supposed to put that mask on yourself before helping anyone else. There’s a reason for that. If you pass out from oxygen deprivation, you can’t help anyone.

Translate that into regular day-to-day life. If you’re exhausted, you can’t do everything that’s expected of you; forget anything you just want to do.

There’s no way to avoid feeling negative and sometimes resentful of others when we run ourselves ragged. That is a definite recipe for relationship disaster. No matter who the relationship is with—everyone suffers.