I have been guilty of taking on more than my fair share of external obligations for the past few, oh, years. I wonder if there are others of us out there who are willing to admit that we love the feeling of being helpful so much that we’ll break our backs to help others out. Part of peace, Pastor James McDonald has said, is knowing when to say when. (I paraphrase, but that’s the gist.) I know I’ve been guilty of thinking that business (busy-ness) is next to Godliness, sometimes—of playing Atlas. After swearing never to let that kind of thing happen again in a relationship with a significant other, I now realize the other areas where I’ve been guilty of trying to people-please by taking on projects.

Anyone else willing to own this one?

I have been guilty of taking on more than my fair share of external obligations for the past few, oh, years. I wonder if there are others of us out there who are willing to admit that we love the feeling of being helpful so much that we’ll break our backs to help others out. Part of peace, Pastor James McDonald has said, is knowing when to say when. (I paraphrase, but that’s the gist.) I know I’ve been guilty of thinking that business (busy-ness) is next to Godliness, sometimes—of playing Atlas. After swearing never to let that kind of thing happen again in a relationship with a significant other, I now realize the other areas where I’ve been guilty of trying to people-please by taking on projects.

Anyone else willing to own this one?