The Strength of a Weakness

I am finding (or likely always knew about) the fine line between caring for others and taking care of yourself. The delicate balance of empathy. When do you find the right place (at the right time) where you can sacrifice for others without sacrificing too much of yourself? This is a concept that can influence many areas of life, but I find I really do not stop to think about it until I am too far on one side. More often than not, I find myself over-sacrificing and then berating myself for it. This is when I wonder where that line is. One of my top five strengths on StrenthsQuest (and some version of it on any personality inventory) is empathy. And they always show you the positives and challenges to it. They just are not always that apparent. By no means am I an empathetic martyr, but this is something I think about. Although maybe I do not think about it enough since it continues to happen. Perhaps this is all a little vague for a blog post, but it was a thought I wanted to share.