This week it has come to my attention that almost everyone I know --myself included-- has trouble knowing when enough is enough. I'm not talking about the traditional addiction areas, like knowing when to stop eating or drinking or shopping. I'm talking about the more insidious ones, like productivity, or helping. I'm not talking about the times when we have to step it up (like real emergencies, or situations wherein we're called to love boldly and step out of our comfort zone.) I'm talking about treating our lives as ongoing emergencies, putting ourselves on-call 24/7. Yet even for the most...
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