Boundaries, with yourself, 1 The very first person you set boundaries with, is yourself. To set any boundary requires acknowledgement that you indeed have limits. Oliver Burkemen brilliantly describes our finite relationship with time in his book, Four Thousand Weeks. Similarly with boundaries, we must regard our capabilities as finite; what we can do for others, what we can influence, parent, tend to, or be, they have limits. Journal Prompt: I need to acknowledge my limits...
Tag: Boundaries
Boundaries and Habits
If not your responsibility to always pick up what other people drop. Journal Prompt: I tend to pick up...
Boundaries and Resistance
If you are resistant to setting personal boundaries, you will live within someone else's. Journal Prompt: I defer to the boundaries of...
When You are Not Quite Ready to Set a Boundary
Even if you are not ready to set a boundary, you need information about where your limit is. If there is no identified limit, you risk continuing to move the goalpost with circumstances. Journal Prompt: The line keeps moving for...
A Journal Prompt for Boundaries and Actions
Your actions communicate boundaries, not your words. Journal Prompt: My actions say...
A Journal Prompt for Boundaries and Duty
It is not your duty, occupation, or assignment, to change the behavior of another adult. Journal Prompt: I have urges to try and change...
A Journal Prompt for Taking Care of Yourself
It is my responsibility to know when I need to take better care of myself. Journal Prompt: I tend to neglect…
Expectations & Boundaries
It is not my responsibility to guess the expectations of another human. Journal Prompt: I am tired of guessing...
A Journal Prompt for Boundaries
Where I deposit my energy, is my responsibility. Journal Prompt: I put too much energy toward...