This is such a theme in my life right now in a totally good way. As I am getting better and better at boundaries, I'm letting go of a lot of my adult child of an alcoholic coping strategies, which means that I am less sacrificing of my own well being in the context of others' BS that doesn't service me. I've walked away from a couple of situations recently where it became clear that it was no longer in my nest interest. And without drama, just a very clear "hey I'm seeing this, so I'm stepping away." So much of the things I learned here at BWC continue to inform my life for the better.
And so much of what you share here becomes a lesson for the rest of us. I love that idea of "here's what I'm seeing and I'm stepping away". It's steeped in self-respect without disrespecting the other. It's about, 'you do you but I'm going to keep myself safe over here'. Wow. Powerful stuff.
This is such a theme in my life right now in a totally good way. As I am getting better and better at boundaries, I'm letting go of a lot of my adult child of an alcoholic coping strategies, which means that I am less sacrificing of my own well being in the context of others' BS that doesn't service me. I've walked away from a couple of situations recently where it became clear that it was no longer in my nest interest. And without drama, just a very clear "hey I'm seeing this, so I'm stepping away." So much of the things I learned here at BWC continue to inform my life for the better.
ReplyDeleteAnd so much of what you share here becomes a lesson for the rest of us. I love that idea of "here's what I'm seeing and I'm stepping away". It's steeped in self-respect without disrespecting the other. It's about, 'you do you but I'm going to keep myself safe over here'. Wow. Powerful stuff.
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