Atlanta, GA
It’s not selfish to stop giving to receive for a time. Especially when you’re spent and tired. Giving is only sustainable and healthy when it’s from fullness and wholeness.
You can only give to the level that you can receive. Be selfless, but not to the point that you lose yourself. Be selfless from a strong sense of self.
Many people are selfless because they don’t know who they are. They give to gain identity — the hard worker, the servant, the giver. They all do what they do for a reason.
Some give because they are searching for who they are. You might have to lose everyone and stop everything so you can find yourself. You can only see your reflection clearly in calm water.
Most stay too busy to see themselves. Is your identity built on how empty you are, or on how whole you are? To see the difference, you might have to stop everything.
Thank you for reading!