BOUNDARIES

     Boundaries are like fences and they have to be kept clear, moved when necessary, checked after storms, and readily maintained. They require a certain amount of care and attention, and gates for passage in and out. We are not meant to live hidden behind a fortress or completely exposed. We set posts and hang boards to protect ourselves, but we can see through them, and move through them if need be.
     The thing we must learn to do is say no when we mean no and yes when we mean yes and stand firm and without guilt in the steady conviction of our internal integrity and our sense of what's right.  We need to be honest with ourselves and with the world about what suits us and what does not.

I set appropriate boundaries but do not lock myself rigidly behind them. I allow for the flowing currents of life.