#self truth

Who and what To trust? I know I can trust my cat. He knows exactly what he wants, when he wants it, and has no problem letting me know. I appreciate his forthrightness even though I’m often unable to figure out his motives. I can definitely depend on him and his friends to do cat things. They are cute and adorable and exhibit contented feline behavior. There is nothing better than a full bowl of…

Enforcing boundaries is hard sometimes. Enforcing boundaries with people you love is harder still. 

You want to believe they would never knowingly hurt you, that whatever boundary they are crossing they cross in the name of some valiant effort. 

But when does the boundary-crossing become too much? When do you say no? If you always say yes, they will never believe you capable of saying no. 

And when you finally do, when you finally stand up for yourself, they will beg and plead that you let them back in. They will try and push you to give in again. And you will waver. 

But you MUST stand up for yourself, for who you are, for who you want to become. 

You cannot let them continue to push your boundaries aside because you love them.