Taking on responsibilities that properly belong to someone else means behaving irresponsibly toward yourself. You need to know where you end and someone else begins. You need to understand boundaries. You need to know what is and is not up to you, what is and is not in your control, what is and is not your responsibility.
Nathaniel BrandenHigh self esteem people can surely be knocked down by an excess of troubles, but they are quickerto pick themselves up again.
Nathaniel BrandenWhat is guilt? It is moral self-reproach-I did wrong when it was possible to have done otherwise.
Nathaniel Branden