The KEY TO SUCCESS?? set your BOUNDARIES!!

you got it. set those boundaries. DRAW THAT LINE IN THE SAND. there it is. done.
didn't hurt you to do it. and GUESS WHAT??!! (much to your chagrine...!!)  didn't hurt ANYONE ELSE for you to do it either.
period.
I know, I know.....you had drummed up ALL these scenarios in your head about "why you couldn't NOT do this" or about "why you just HAD TO do that" because IF YOU DIDN'T.......blahblahblah....bottom line is you felt if you didn't hold up your end (AGAIN!) then 'the world would stop'.
maybe that's what you felt. maybe that's what has been IMPLIED in your direction for numerous years. maybe that is what you felt, or WHAT WAS UNDERSTOOD, by all!! (including your Self) for years.
and...maybe that is what you have FLAT OUT been told.
fine
fair enough.
got it.
(maybe that is what you have told YOUR SELF) 
!
huh
either way and
ANYWAY.
TODAY we are drawing a line in the sand.
see in the picture....?
see how EVEN AFTER we have drawn a line in the sand there is STILL a balance of extra sand on each side??
it's ok.
you can SET YOUR BOUNDARIES.....AND
YOU CAN BE SUCCESSFUL .... AND
STILL have your limits
and STILL give EQUALLY to your SELF and to others
and...
 STILL have the line.
DRAW THE LINE and keep to it.
it's all good
and STILL GIVE TO OTHERS
but this time
EQUALLY GIVE TO YOUR SELF
on YOUR side of the line....

shining at you from my side of the line today....
and wishing and sending you ALL KINDS of Angel Blessings!!
Shine on!!