Healthy boundaries do not need to be sacrificed on the altar of community. If you have sacrificed too much, for too long, it’s not community, it’s a project. Projects can fill voids and give you a sense of meaning. No knocks for projects, and, genuine community is not perpetually lopsided.
Side benefit, you’ll tackle resentment when you identify and accept what you are a part of.
Journal Prompts:
My project is…
My community is…