I Lost the Note, I Rocked the Boat
I have got to do better for myself. There. I'm not prioritizing my priorities and those who I am prioritizing are not matching that effort. That's a hard thing for me to write. It's a hard thing for me to even think about. My mother told me a variation years ago of "If you let them, they will." I mean, at the time I didn't recognize that as boundary-setting. I think I still thought everyone deep down, wanted to give more than they take, with few exceptions. At that time, I was already setting boundaries and had no idea that's what I was doing. I'm so much better at that now. I feel like I am present and supportive with all I've got and because of that, people rely on me and need me, but that I project this "I got it" attitude, which I live because I do got it. I've always got it. I always have. "You're okay. You're always okay. It's part of your charm." And I can hold all of my shit together and probably a bunch...