Stillness

When I fill every available hour, the work and people already depending on me receive less attention. N minus 1 is my reminder to question the next commitment.

An early answer can leave the underlying concern untouched. Ask what the group needs to decide before recommending what it should do.

Overwork and avoided conversations began to feel normal. I had to notice what I was accepting and what it was costing the people around me.

I was proud of how much I could carry. Eventually I had to ask which commitments deserved the effort and which were there because I had stopped questioning them.