The Art of Self-Preservation

Have you ever heard the saying "You have to take care of yourself before you can take care of others."?  I am not sure when that saying began, but it is much like the Airline instructions of placing your oxygen mask on yourself before your children. If you do not give yourself what you need, it becomes very difficult if not impossible to give care to others. This holds true for anyone in any kind of position or career. Myself being a mother and Nurse and Health Coach, if I do not make sure my basic needs are met, as well as replenished, my fire can burn out too quickly, and then it becomes difficult to maintain stamina to take care of everyone else in my life. I also find that in trying to help others when my own stores are depleted I tend to carry more resentment towards others and the situation I am in.