I've come to realise that one of the most important things you need to do for yourself is the one I'm not entirely programmed for.
Preservation; the art of sparing or retaining a part of yourself in all that you do has somehow escaped the majority of my social and professional experiences. I've had the relationship that took priority over everything else, or the team I did absolutely everything for, or the job(s) I was over-committed to. And while all this makes me who I am and will probably never change completely, I've realized that in this world, intentions aren't everything. Perceptions are. You can't go overboard and you have to strike a balance. I guess everyone starts off that way - feeling too much, needing too much, doing too much. But while it's true that things external to us will always be important, it's truer that at the end of the day we're really on our own. And if we're really on our own, then is it fair to allow parts of our self to be frittered away with every milestone till all we're left with is missing pieces of a puzzle that once fit together to make us who we are?
Moral? Be fearless and honest and passionate. But keep a part of you, for you.
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