It Won't Kill You

It won't kill you to sit still when you want to, even if there are things that need doing.
 
It won't kill you to pay a quarter more for milk sometimes so that you don't have to walk to the cheaper store.
 
It won't kill you to offer advice, offer a ride, offer chocolate, when a friend needs some help.
 
It won't kill you to take a break, take a second shower, take a nap.
 
It won't kill you to let your children just be children sometimes, particularly when you think back to your own childhood and realize you turned out okay.
 
It won't kill you to eat bread, or cheese, or an ice cream sundae, as long as it's not all day, every day.
 
It won't kill you to break from routine--it might actually make you stronger.
 
It won't kill you to accept routine--it might actually help you get things done.
 
It won't kill you to be in a different room than your smartphone. If it's really important, whoever it is will call or text again.
 
It won't kill you to give time, give credit, give moral support.
 
It won't kill you to step out of your comfort zone--sometimes, it takes a little discomfort to make the big discoveries.
 
Most of the time, we're really not nearly as fragile as we think. It just takes a few steps forward to realize that we can survive the little things--and often the not so little ones as well.