You Want a Village but are You Willing to be a Villager?

Relationships are not 50/50

A few weeks ago, I was preparing to co-host a retreat in Costa Rica. I was frantically responding to emails and WhatsApps, finalizing logistics, organizing transportation, settling payments, packing for my trip, doing laundry, and lesson planning for a weekend yoga class I agreed to sub.

In the middle of it all, a thought crept in:
“I feel like I’m doing …