Aspire Magazine: Inspiration for a Woman's Soul.(TM) Dec/Jan 2019 Aspire Magazine Final | Page 65

Would you do a quick little exercise with me?
Make the first gesture that comes to mind for
you when I say the word “Boundary”.
YOU CANNOT ACTUALLY HAVE
ANY OF THOSE THINGS AS
LONG AS YOU HAVE YOUR
BOUNDARIES UP.
Your boundaries are your WALLS.
Walls that you put up to PROTECT yourself.
Which is better than having no walls and
having everyone run all over you.
But is that the ONLY option?
Have you ever had an experience in life
where you had NO walls up and someone
did NOT run all over you?
Boundaries keep people OUT.
Boundaries PROTECT.
Boundaries keep people AWAY.
Boundaries create SEPARATION.
And you want UNCONDITIONAL love in
your marriage.
And you want to be UNSHAKABLE with
your partner.
And you want your children to COME TO
you when they need you.
Ever experience the love of a grandparent
or loving friend who just loved you and didn’t
hurt you?
Of course you have.
You KNOW, deep within yourself that you
can be in a relationship and NOT have walls
up and be safe.
So, if it’s possible, then that means that you
do not actually REQUIRE boundaries to have
a healthy and loving relationship that allows
you to be your best and most authentic self.
So, the question becomes…. How do we
do that?
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Did it look something like this?
And you want more CONNECTION in your
close relationships.