Daily Thoughts
6/10/21
Maintaining Boundaries. I’ve been thinking about self-protection and how difficult it is to maintain boundaries. Growing up in a small town, everyone knew everyone and knew about everyone. Secrets were very difficult to keep. Boundaries were almost nonexistent. As I have grown older, I have learned how important it is to establish and maintain boundaries. Not everyone needs to know everything about me. It’s my choice what I share. We can’t let people paint themselves into our picture, nor can we try to paint ourselves into someone else’s picture. When it works, we paint a mutual picture that can become the masterpiece of our lives.
From where I sit, I establish and maintain healthy boundaries. I think the picture of what my life is and only add people into that picture who respect my boundaries as I respect theirs.
From Where I Sit with Dr. Mark 