Where wisdom fuels change
Posted in Protecting our Power on Jun 17th, 2008
Healthy boundary setting empowers us and sets us free from relationship entanglements that don’t work. They give us self-control and an empowering sense of personal responsibility. Unfortunately, emotional baggage can keep us from setting boundaries, especially when it comes to giving. This is another in a series of posts on boundary setting. In their book […]
Posted in Protecting our Power on Jun 15th, 2008
By taking ownership and responsibility for our lives and allowing others to do the same, we set healthy boundaries around our minds, our time, our finances, our energy, our emotions, etc. It seems simple, but there is a misunderstanding that often gets in the way of setting boundaries, so we end up trying to control […]
Posted in Protecting our Power on Apr 15th, 2008
Have you ever felt someone trying to control you? It’s not fun, is it? I find that either a battle begins between two egos or compliance comes reluctantly or resentfully. Either way, I feel like it is just so much unnecessary stress for both parties. Control freaks are actually undisciplined themselves, because their need to […]
Posted in Change & Growth, Meaningful Relationships on Feb 25th, 2008
Area 51, Fort Knox, and NORAD in Cheyenne Mountain may seem impenetrable, but they are nothing in comparison to my heart 15 years ago. But that didn’t matter to him. Loss of my father, sister, and granddaddy during my elementary school years kept me afraid to love. The message for me from that time was, […]