Think of your life as an exclusive resort. You’ll need to maintain the grounds and keep things up. Deferred maintenance costs you dearly down the road. You are in charge of who gets to come to the resort and spend time with you. You get to decide what the rules are and kind of behavior is off-limits. Sometimes it’s uncomfortable telling visitors that the way they’re acting isn’t allowed, but it’s worth the discomfort. The more clearly you the activities and conduct that are acceptable, the more your personal resort turns into a…

Happy playground.

Jarl and SteveĀ