creating space to breathe

Margin is the space between our load and our limits. It is the amount allowed beyond that which is needed. It is something held in reserve for contingencies or unanticipated situations. Margin is the gap between rest and exhaustion, the space between breathing freely and suffocating.

From Margin: Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial, and Time Reserves to Overloaded Lives,

Richard Swenson, M.D.