"Boundaries come from believing in your time and your space enough to protect it." Ashley Brown
Bingo! Bingo! Bingo!
Yes! Yes! Yes!
Do you deserve the right to say no? Why do we think we are not good enough for this? Or our own personal desire to sit on the sofa and eat ice cream isn't valuable.
Boundaries mean "you take responsibility for saying, clearly, what you need. Love people enough to not force them to be mind readers. Own the things that bring you joy. Only then can yo ube of greatest value to the rest of the world." Building a Non-Anxious Life, page 158
Best-selling author Nedra Tawwab says, "The hardest thing about implementing boundaries is accepting that some people won't like, understand, or agree with yours. Once you grow beyond pleasing others, setting your standards becomes easier. Not being liked by everyone is a small consequence when you consider the overall reward of healthier relationships."
Preach it! Please! How did it take my 47 years of my life to figure this out?!
The truth is, you can only have the amazing community I spoke about in yesterday's post, if we have purposeful and intentional boundaries! "This is where the paradox of both deep, loving relationships and strong relational boundaries flow from separate streams into a single unified river. Only when I know you I am, what I am about, what my needs are, what my values are, and how I like to be treated am I free to deeply engage in extraordinary connections and opportunities." Building a Non-Anxious Life, page 160
We can't fill up someone else's cup if our cup is empty! Folks, we MUST learn this!
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