Chris Evergreen here. Welcome to your daily goodwill
for Tuesday, December 23rd. All right, we are
officially in that everything is urgent and somehow
also emotional zone of the season. So today's
advice is about staying kind without becoming
everyone's unpaid stress sponge. Here's your
practice for today. Use the phrase, I can do
that, or I can do this. but i can't do both it's
one of the gentlest boundary sentences on earth
no drama no lectures just clarity examples i
can help wrap gifts tonight or i can run the
errands but i can't do both i can stay for an
hour or i can stay and help clean up but i can't
do both i can take this on Or I can keep my evening
free so I'm rested tomorrow, but I can't do both.
And here's the secret. Boundaries aren't walls.
They're directions. They tell people how to love
you without flattening you. One more tiny goodwill
move for today. When you feel rushed, slow down
one small action on purpose. Close the car door
gently. Wash your hands slowly. Take one unhurried
breath before you answer a question. That little
pause keeps you from spreading the holiday frenzy
virus to everyone around you. That's your daily
goodwill for Tuesday, December 23rd. You're allowed
to be helpful and have limits. That's not selfish.
That's sustainable. Talk soon.