"Setting boundaries and limits, shifting from a dependant and entangling love to one based on mutual respect, learning to give while honoring one's own needs, all of these can entail a profound growth in self-esteem and self-awareness that parallels the healthy development of self."
Jack Kornfield
I used to be such a shape-shifter with other people, constantly resizing myself to fit other people's expectations. Now I don't really give a shit.
I like this idea of living a life of kindness and compassion while standing tall on my own merits. I try to be nice but I'm through with letting the needs of others overwhelm my own. I get that I should give more than get but . . . c'mon . . . enough's enough already. I get a piece of pie, don't I? Just not the whole pie.
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