Here’s a dirty little secret:
Sometimes I wait for someone else to refill my water.
Not because I can’t do it.
Not because it’s hard.
But because in that moment…
waiting feels easier than asking.
(and weirdly… easier than just standing up.)
I noticed it at dinner the other night.
My glass was empty.
I saw it.
I felt that dry little ugh in my throat.
And still…
I sat there.
Hands in my lap.
Hoping someone would notice.
And that tiny moment carried a bigger truth:
We do this everywhere.
We wait for someone to check in.
We wait for permission to rest.
We wait for support to show up like a miracle.
Not because we’re lazy.
Not because we don’t deserve it.
But because somewhere along the way…
we learned to downplay our needs.
To be “easy.”
To not take up space.
To handle it quietly.
But your needs matter.
And meeting them isn’t selfish.
It’s responsible.
Because the version of you who keeps “waiting” doesn’t just stay thirsty…
He gets drained.
He starts running on fumes and calling it discipline.
(That’s how burnout becomes a personality.)
So let me ask you something, no perfect answer needed:
What’s one thing you’ve been waiting for others to “refill” for you?
Support?
Rest?
Reassurance?
Time?
Permission?
Hit reply and tell me.
– Maxim
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