Take risks, be brave, and push yourself beyond your perceived limitations. Find your edges and live up against them. Know your boundaries and do not allow yourself or anyone else cross them. Do not be ashamed of who you are. Be compassionate toward others and understanding of who they are. Allow yourself to be vulnerable … Continue reading Edges And Boundaries
If we do not accept our limitations, we cannot expect anyone else to either. In order to set boundaries around our limitations, we must first acknowledge and admit them to ourselves. This is not easy to do. We simultaneously believe ourselves capable of much more and much less than our true potential allows for. This … Continue reading Communicating Boundaries
We can empathize with others without being moved to act. Not all problems require a solution. In fact, not all problems have a solution. Some problems are simply problems. Even if a solution is available, however, our intervention is not always necessary, advisable, or even desirable. There are times when merely feeling for someone is … Continue reading Empathetic Boundaries
Life is difficult enough on its own without our taking on other people’s emotional challenges as our own. We need boundaries. This is not easy, however, if we are naturally empathetic. That is, if our own emotional natures tend to be porous, we will find ourselves easily influenced by feelings, both positive and negative, of … Continue reading Respecting Our Emotional Limitations
We have no right to be angry when we allow others to cross our boundaries. Our integrity is ours, not theirs, to maintain. Of course, people who respect us will also respect our boundaries, but only if we do first. On the other hand, people who do not respect us may never respect our boundaries, … Continue reading Our Boundaries
