How much can we handle?

Is there a limit on how much we can handle? Of course there is. It's different for everyone. The challenge is finding your limit. How do you know when it's too much? If you find that, how do you know what to take out? What if it feels like it's too late? We're all scared. We're all just trying to make it through, and we try to have fun along the way. We try to be happy and spread that happiness to others. At least most people do. But we just keep going. In this day and age, it's encouraged to just keep pushing, to keep fighting until you wear yourself so thin you might just snap, get some rest, and do it all over again. What's going to make you snap? I think it's so hard to know that most of the time we only find out after it's snapped us. And then we're broken. Picking ourselves back up becomes infinitely harder.
We choose to deal with this in a lot of ways, but I'm going to talk about a few that help. Let's not talk about the ones that don't, because we should try to avoid those. Momentary relief is not the answer.
Everyone should strive to be the best person they can be, and that means not stretching themselves out too thin. I'm involved in a lot of things, but I know it's not too many because I can still dedicate myself to each. But I do need to be careful. I need to plan in advance and know when all these things are going to happen. I need to make sure that things don't overlap and not get overwhelmed if they do. I figure it all out. Fortunately, I don't do this alone. My family is always looking out for me, helping to let me know when I might be saying yes to too many things, and they reign me back in. They also help me out if I need something done. I've got great friends that always have my back and are willing to do so much for me. Especially be an open ear and open arms. A hug is the best thing.
Support. That's what we need. We can handle anything with enough support.
We can do anything, but we can't do everything. We need to distinguish between what is good for us and what isn't. Is this something I'm going to regret doing or not doing? Why? That will help us determine if it's something worth doing. Then we know that it's something we should consider. And then we think about what it will do. How much time will it take, will it have an effect on me, will it change anything about my life and how, and who's involved? The answers to these questions will always be different and the interpretations of them will vary from person to person, but it remains the same.
Can you handle it? Saying no isn't a bad thing. It's strong. The only way to be weak is to not know. To wait until you're broken to find out your limit. But if it comes to that, find people who would help you. They're out there. Find them.