How is Your Bucket?

I met with a client a few weeks ago who described herself as a bucket with holes in it. She shared the feeling that as she attempts to fill her bucket it empties just as quickly through the holes. She is a beautiful spirit who lives her life giving to others. However, she is allowing herself to be drained in the process because she is giving out of guilt. The holes in her bucket are the negative emotions she has allowed to eat away at her, slowly rusting away small bits and pieces of her soul. She is learning to patch up the holes in the bucket with gratitude and give to others from the overflow that will happen as a result.