you can't struggle
with other people.
you can lend a hand.
you can give them a shoulder to lean on.
but you can't allow their struggle
to become your own.
each of us are working out
our own successes and failures.
sometimes we need someone to hear
our voice.
sometimes we just need an embrace.
only give what you can afford.
some people will try to pull you
so deeply into their world
that it feels as if you will drown.
step back and assess what you
can actually afford to do for
someone.
if you give too much, they will swallow you.
if you give too little, they can't overcome.
there is a middle path with everything.
how can you love someone
if you cannot love yourself?
how can you help someone
if you cannot help yourself?
don't fall into the pit of charity.
don't allow yourself to become a miser.
only give as much as the moment demands
and nothing more.
this is as much for them as it is for yourself.
become what you see as beautiful in the world
and look into the mirror often.
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