Boundaries bring up all kinds of feelings and this topic is nuanced. We need good boundaries to help us be healthy in our self-care and relationships.
But sometimes we can put up walls and hide behind those boundaries, not digging in and dealing with the issues that need attention.
And many of us live in boundaryless places, where front doors are always open and community and connection take precedence.
What have you learned about boundaries that you want to tell your younger self? Our posts this month will be in a different format as we hear from our writers as they share “Dear younger me” letters.
We invite you to be part of this important conversation this month!
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This is another great topic and a difficult one for me personally. I’m not sure that I even thought about “boundaries/limits” before working in ministry. And it’s hard (I think as a single) to put those boundaries in place. It’s hard to say “no” to ministry opportunities, and there are so many. It feels guilty to take vacation or to do self-care. It seems natural for others but I really don’t have any good role-models for this. But….I’m getting better. I took a week of vacation this week and I don’t feel guilty. 🙂 Of course, my physical body pretty much demanded it, but my spiritual body needs it even more and this explains why I’m able to be more on Velvet Ashes this week.
🙂 I’m looking forward to reading more from others on this topic.