“We can’t manipulate people into swallowing our boundaries by sugarcoating them. Boundaries are a “litmus test” for the quality of our relationships. Those people in our lives who can respect our boundaries will love our wills, our opinions, our separateness. Those who can’t respect our boundaries are telling us that they don’t love our nos. They only love our yeses, our compliance. “I only like it when you do what I want.” ― Henry Cloud
The worst part about people who are looking for your compliance is that when you give in, you lose your power.
It shrinks your energetic field, it stifles your creativity, and it build resentment.
None of this is healthy or helpful.
There are lots of people in this world who want to know your boundaries. They want to help you and they just want to know what you want.
These are the kinds of people to keep in your corner.
Just for today, do a litmus test on your relationships.
Having boundaries and respecting boundaries is healthy. What kind of relationships are you keeping?