ability and wisdom...2 thought filters

The way my mind works... First I have to see if I am able to do a thing..can I see it in my head? Am I able to execute what I see? This is step one of my reasoning. THEN: I have to determine if it is sane, safe and wise for me to do it. These two steps are not always functioning concurrently for me. My most recent "schooling" regarded cutting wood. Can I run a chainsaw? Yes I can. Is it sane, safe and wise to do so? No, it is not. I am a proud woman and being strong is, for me, a good thing. Because I raised children, doing the impossible became normal and I came to expect that of myself. The part about sane, safe and wise did not function in me. Running things through that filter was a luxury i could not afford because I was so busy doing the necessary, thoughts of my own welfare really did not enter into it. Now, it HAS to...my safety depends on it. Part of true humility is truly knowing your limitations and accepting them.