To be everything to everyone... a gentle warning I need today

Looking back, I realize that I wanted to be everything to everyone all the time: a great mother, great wife, great physician, great daughter, great friend, great supervisor, great teacher, great speaker— not good, not OK, but great. I was strong, smart, and hardworking. I’d been told I could have it all. And I could, we can— but at a price. Do I believe I caused my cancer? No. Do I think my workload affected my health? Yes. When I learned I had cancer, I knew things had to change or I’d be dealing with another illness in the future, perhaps one much harder to treat.

Low Dog Md, Tieraona . Life Is Your Best Medicine: A Woman's Guide to Health, Healing, and Wholeness at Every Age. National Geographic Society. Kindle Edition.