If you haven't heard me talk about it, I really love the book Boundaries by Dr. Henry Cloud. The secondary title says it all, "When to say yes, how to say no to take control of your life."
I am a people-pleaser. I want to make sure everyone is happy (which is impossible) and I want to make sure all is well (still impossible). In my not so distant past, I had a "yes" problem. Saying "yes" to anything that someone asked.
But I'm proud to say that this has changed. I can "no" very well now and realize I'm not hurting people's feelings. Boundaries people. Read the book.
So all that to set-up this conversation with Robyn that I had this morning. We were discussing someone who is having trouble with their boundaries and saying no.
Me: Maybe I should give her Boundaries for her birthday?
Robyn: The book?
Me: Yeah. Although if I could gift actual boundaries, I think that would be an amazing superpower.
Robyn: That would be awesome.
I can dream. Of a world with defined boundaries for everyone!
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If you figure out how to gift actual boundaries, please let me know. For now, I think I need to read that book. I've had 3 different people tell me about it.
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