"Remember, place the oxygen mask on yourself before helping those around you.." US Airways in flight video.

Okay work with me, I'm travelling and that was where I drew my motivation from. It always bears repeating, no matter how scary it is, that you have to take care of yourself prior to helping other people. I see this all of the time, the people who care about others, the ones who help other people, they work themselves into a fatigue. They call this compassion fatigue and it is very real. We all owe it to ourselves as well as those learning from us to put your own oxygen mask on prior to jumping in to the mix.
This doesn't mean that helping others should be avoided but it does mean that you have to spend the time, make the appointments with yourself to make sure that you are filling your own bank account in order to fill those of others. Nobody knows better how to fill those voids in your life than you do. So plant your garden, take your time to meditate, burn a candle, read a good book, take a bubble bath, breathe in the oxygen and then step into the world and help those around you.