Category Archives: Thoughts On Life

Unique and Interesting Observations or Perspectives

The Lifeguard Rule

Life Advice, Life Lessons, Thoughts On Life

The life guard rule states that if the person you try to save is pulling you down and you realize you are both going to drown, then the right thing to do is to escape from that person and let them drown while saving yourself. If you stay, there are two deaths. If you leave, there is one death.

This is a great guiding principle for life in general. Do your best to help others, but if you’re going to die trying, do not die trying.

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“If it’s you drown or us both drown then it’s you drown.”

Remember to Heal Yourself

Life Advice, Relationships, Thoughts On Life

When you are hurt, it’s easy to hurt others because you are too focused on yourself to notice what you are doing to the people around you.  

Heal yourself. It’s not only good for you, it’s good for the people around you.

For me, I always like to put other people ahead of myself, and this is a consistent problem for me because it means I don’t take good care of myself. When I don’t take good care of myself I become unhealthy physically, mentally, and emotionally, and this causes me to be unperceptive and unresponsive, which is not pleasant for those around me. So if you are like me and you like to prioritize other people, realize now together with me that in order to treat others well, you must be healthy. So you must take care of yourself first in order to achieve your goal of helping others.

Healing yourself and taking care of yourself should be the #1 priority, always.