Finding Peace Within Our Limits

We often live our lives facing a daunting architecture of "High Walls"—the towering expectations built by society, family, and most often, ourselves. These walls represent the pressure to be a constant source of strength for others. We look at these heights and feel that if we don't reach the top, we have failed. This pressure creates a persistent anxiety: What if what I have to give is not enough?

The most radical thing we can do in the face of these expectations is to admit a simple truth:

1. We are limited. We are not infinite wells; we are vessels with specific capacities.
2. The Reality of the Vessel: To acknowledge our limits isn't an admission of weakness; it is an act of honesty. Just as a lamp cannot shine without oil, we cannot provide for others if we have drained our own soul to the point of emptiness.

"When you catch fire to keep others warm, eventually you are nothing but ash."

If we lose our peace in the pursuit of meeting every expectation, we have nothing left of value to give.

The walls of expectation only have power if we agree to climb them at the cost of our lives. By embracing our limitations, we find a quiet kind of freedom. We can provide with a hand that is steady rather than one that is shaking from stress.