Be generous, not a welcome mat. One gets thanked. The other gets wiped on.

Generosity and self-erasure can look identical from across the room, but they come from different places. Giving because you want to leaves you intact; giving because you are afraid of what happens if you stop leaves you used. People pick up the difference quickly and adjust their expectations to match. The second kind stops being noticed at all.

Watch for the moments when you say yes out of dread rather than willingness. Try one honest no this week with no justification attached. Keep giving freely everywhere the giving is genuinely yours to choose.